Ikiror Vs Orot
Ikiror Vs Orot (Election Petition Appeal No. 105 of 2016) [2019] UGCA 10 (1 March 2019)
The Court of Appeal held that a petition challenging the validity of an election of a Member of Parliament must be filed under Part X (Sections 60 to 67) of the Parliamentary Elections Act, which prescribes strict timelines and procedural requirements, including filing within 30 days of the gazette and support by at least 500 registered voters. Section 86 of the Act, while operationalizing Article 86 of the Constitution, does not provide an alternative route for challenging election results outside these strict requirements. The appellant's petition, filed more than five months after the gaze…
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- Parliamentary Elections
- Election Petition Timelines
- Qualification Of Members Of Parliament
- Interpretation Of Constitutional And Statutory Provisions