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Elections — election petitions — time limits — failure to comply with — fatal to the petition
The statutory periods laid down for election petitions must be strictly complied with. Any failure to comply is fatal to the petition. If the legislature's intention was to authorise the courts to grant an extension of time limits, it would have made provision for such extension. The fact that no authority was granted to extend the time limits means that the legislature's intention was that failure to comply should lead to nullity. The legislature had in mind the timeous resolution of election petitions. A petition must be determined within six months of its presentation. It must also be borne in mind that a pending election petition undermines the authority of the legislature and the executive, as holders of office in the challenged constituencies, will be participating in governing the nation while their election is under challenge. The legitimacy of the system of government is undermined.
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