Tikens & Anor v Electoral Commission & Ors (HCT-04-CV-EP-0001-2012)
Tikens & Anor v Electoral Commission & Ors (HCT-04-CV-EP-0001-2012) [2013] UGHCCD 52 (2 April 2013)
The court found that the list of voters supporting the petition did not comply with the mandatory requirements of the Illiterates Protection Act, as it lacked individual certificates of verification, language specification, and proper authentication for illiterate signatories. After deducting invalid signatures, the number of valid supporters fell below the statutory minimum of 500 required under section 138(3)(b) of the Local Governments Act, rendering the petition incompetent. Furthermore, the court held that the second petitioner, a losing candidate, did not file the petition in his own ri…
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- Petition Signature Requirements
- Illiterates Protection Act Compliance
- Joinder Of Petitioners
- Candidate Qualification Disputes