Based on Cabinet’s decision No (01/08/14/c.PA) issued on 10/07/2012 calling for the 2012 Local Council Elections to be held on October 20, 2012, the CEC announces the legal timeline for all electoral procedures, based on the Local Council Elections Law No. 10 of 2005:
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Electoral event
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Legal period
(days)
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Date of
Implementation
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Cabinet decision calling for elections
|
1
|
10/07/2012
|
|
Voter registration, exhibition and challenges
|
5
|
05/08/2012
|
|
Processing of appeals by the Commission
|
5
|
10/08/2012
|
|
Appealing of CEC decisions before the court
|
5
|
15/08/2012
|
|
National Holidays 19-21/08/2012
|
|
Adjudication of appeals by the court
|
3
|
27/08/2012
|
|
*Nomination
|
10
|
01/09/2012
|
|
Last date to withdraw nominations for candidates
|
1
|
09/09/2012
|
|
Closing of nominations
|
1
|
10/09/2012
|
|
**Publishing of the preliminary list of candidates
|
1
|
16/09/2012
|
|
Receiving of objections to the lists and their candidates
|
3
|
16/09/2012
|
|
Processing of objections to the nominations
|
3
|
18/09/2012
|
|
Appealing the CEC decisions on the nominations before the court
|
3
|
23/09/2012
|
|
Adjudication of the appeals submitted on the nominations by the court
|
5
|
26/09/2012
|
|
Last date to withdraw nominations for lists
|
1
|
03/10/2012
|
|
Publishing of the final register of electoral lists
|
1
|
04/10/2012
|
|
***Electoral campaigning
|
13
|
06/10/2012
|
|
Last date of electoral campaigning
|
1
|
18/10/2012
|
|
Early voting for security forces
|
1
|
18/10/2012
|
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Polling day
|
1
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20/10/2012
|
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Announcement of the preliminary election results and commencement of the final counting process
|
1
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20/10/2012
|
|
Announcement of the final election results
|
3
|
20/10/2012
|
|
Submission of appeals on election results to the electoral court
|
7
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23/10/2012
|
|
National Holidays 25-28/10/2012
|
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Adjudication of appeals by the electoral court
|
5
|
05/11/2012
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*44 days prior to polling day according to article 15, clause 1 of Local Council Elections Law No.10 of 2005 and its amendments.
** 34 days prior to polling day according to article 21 of Local Council Elections Law No. 10 of 2005 and its amendments.
*** 14 days prior to polling day according to article 27 of Local Council Elections Law No. 10 of 2005 and its amendments.