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The Elections Party Primaries and Party (Lists) Regulations, 2017

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Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission · Election Regulations
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The essential point

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The document describes how party primaries and party-list nominations should be run: democratic, free and fair, inclusive, participatory, transparent, accountable, credible and peaceful, with equal opportunity and no discrimination among eligible candidates.

Evidence: Guiding principles, regulation 4, Gazette p. 323; retained PDF physical p. 3

Why it matters

It makes nomination decisions challengeable inside the party by requiring a dispute-resolution mechanism independent of party leadership, with hearings, relevant documents, natural justice and written decisions.

Evidence: Internal nomination disputes, regulation 27, Gazette p. 330; retained PDF physical p. 10

Open the key points and evidence

  1. Party members are described as having access to nomination rules, Election Board membership, party-list criteria, the membership register and the party constitution.

    Access to nomination information, regulation 5, Gazette p. 323; retained PDF physical p. 3

  2. A party Election Board is described as having three to seven members, including one person representing special-interest groups.

    Election Board composition, regulation 8(3), Gazette p. 324; retained PDF physical p. 4

  3. The highest vote-getter is declared the party nominee; a sole applicant needs no primary, and the nominee list cannot be altered after IEBC receives it.

    Primary result and submission, regulation 16, Gazette p. 326; retained PDF physical p. 6

  4. The party-list rule alternates male and female candidates and calls for fair representation under the constitutional principles it cites.

    Party-list composition, regulation 20, Gazette p. 328; retained PDF physical p. 8

  5. If IEBC rejects a party list or a nominee, the document says the party should be required to resubmit within a period IEBC specifies.

    Rejected party-list resubmission, regulation 26(2), Gazette p. 330; retained PDF physical p. 10

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