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After the Senate Speaker confirmed the Machakos County seat was vacant in a letter dated 23 December 2020, IEBC officially scheduled the county’s Senate by-election for Tuesday, 23 March 2021.
Evidence: Gazette Notice No. 11255, paragraph (a); retained PDF physical p. 1
Why it matters
This is the official notice linking the Speaker-confirmed vacancy to a dated possible poll.
Evidence: Gazette Notice No. 11255, paragraph (a); retained PDF physical p. 1
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Political parties had to disclose their party-primary contestants and dates by 4 January 2021.
Gazette Notice No. 11255, paragraph (b); retained PDF physical p. 1 -
Party nominees, including direct nominees, had to be submitted by 18 January 2021.
Gazette Notice No. 11255, paragraphs (f)–(g); retained PDF physical p. 1 -
Political-party and independent-candidate nominations were scheduled for 25 and 26 January 2021.
Gazette Notice No. 11255, paragraph (j); retained PDF physical p. 1 -
The campaign period was scheduled from 25 January to 20 March 2021.
Gazette Notice No. 11255, paragraph (l); retained PDF physical p. 1
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