Ntensibe Kibla Amanoti v Independent Electoral Commission
Ntensibe Kibla Amanoti v Independent Electoral Commission (Election Petition Appeal No. 1 of 2021) [2021] UGHCEP 2 (1 September 2021)
The court held that the appeal was wrongly filed before the High Court because it was brought after the Electoral Commission had gazetted the elected councilor. Once gazetting occurs, the matter ceases to be a pre-polling or polling complaint under Article 61(1)(f) of the Constitution and Section 15 of the Electoral Commission Act. The appropriate procedure for challenging a gazetted result is to file an election petition in the Chief Magistrate's Court within 14 days of gazetting, as provided under Section 138 of the Local Government Act. The appeal was also found to be time-barred, having b…
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- Pre Polling Complaints
- Nomination Irregularities
- Gazetting Of Results
- Jurisdiction Of High Court
- Timeliness Of Appeals