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The essential point
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The committee found that the campaign schedule could be changed only through all-candidate consensus, describing that approach as serving fairness, good order and peace and requiring every candidate to be present.
Evidence: Analysis, amendment by consensus; retained PDF physical p. 6 (OCR)
Why it matters
The decision treats harmonised campaign scheduling as a conflict-prevention tool where clashing political activities risk violence.
Evidence: Analysis, harmonised schedules; retained PDF physical p. 5 (OCR)
Open the key points and evidence
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The complaint asked whether a candidate could change a campaign schedule unilaterally.
Issue for determination; retained PDF physical p. 4 (OCR) -
The committee linked the Electoral Code of Conduct to free and fair elections and political activity without fear, coercion, intimidation or reprisals.
Analysis, Code objective; retained PDF physical p. 5 (OCR) -
It said schedules were harmonised to reduce clashes between political activities that could lead to violence in Kasipul.
Analysis, harmonised schedules; retained PDF physical p. 5 (OCR) -
It accepted that a candidate could request a change but said an amendment required consensus among all candidates.
Analysis, amendment by consensus; retained PDF physical p. 6 (OCR) -
The committee ordered all Kasipul by-election candidates to follow the harmonised campaign schedule.
Order, harmonised schedule; retained PDF physical p. 6 (OCR)
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