Regulations relating to Nominations of Candidates for Elections, 2015

Jurisdiction
Namibia
Citation
Government Notice 223 of 2015
Primary work
Electoral Act, 2014
Date
15 November 2017
Language
English
Type
Legislation
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Regulations relating to Nominations of Candidates for Elections, 2015

Government Notice 223 of 2015

  • Published in Government Gazette 5847 on 1 October 2015
  • Commenced on 1 October 2015
  • [This is the version of this document at 15 November 2017.]
  • [Note: The version of this legislation as at 15 November 2017 was revised and consolidated by the Legal Assistance Centre and the Government of the Republic of Namibia. All subsequent amendments have been researched and applied by Laws.Africa for NamibLII.]
The Government Notice which issues these regulations repeals the regulations published in GN 141/1992 (GG 504), as amended by GN 149/1992 (GG 513), and GN 196/1994 (GG 956).
The repealed regulations were also amended by GN 271/1998 (GG 1985), but this amendment was not repealed by GN 223/2015. GN 271/1998 does not have any independent relevance.

1. Definitions

In these regulations a word or an expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act has that meaning, and unless the content indicates otherwise-“Annexure” means the Annexure to these regulations; and“the Act” means the Electoral Act, 2014 (Act No. 5 of 2014).

2. Prescribed forms

A reference in these regulations to a form with a specific number is a reference to the form with that number as set out in the Annexure.

3. Nomination of candidates for presidential elections

(1)A person nominating a person as candidate for presidential elections in terms of section 73 of the Act, must nominate such person by completing Form 17.
(2)A candidate for election to the office of the President who-
(a)consents to his or her nomination as required by section 73(4)(b) of the Act; or
(b)desires to withdraw his or her consent to nomination in terms of section 73(8)(b) of the Act, may do so by completing the applicable section of Part D of Form 17.
(3)A political party which, in terms of section 73(8)(a) of the Act, desires to withdraw its nomination of a candidate, may do so by completing the applicable section of Part D of Form 17.
(4)The list containing the names and other particulars of the persons supporting the nomination of an independent candidate in an election for the President referred to in section 73(4)(d) of the Act is annexed to Form 17 as Part E.

4. Nomination of candidates for National Assembly elections

(1)The list of candidates nominated by a political party for the purposes of any election of members of the National Assembly in terms of section 77(1) of the Act is submitted on Form 18.
(2)A candidate who, in terms of section 78(2)(b) of the Act, desires to withdraw his or her candidature for any election of members of the National Assembly or a political party which, in terms of that section, desires to withdraw the candidature of a candidate nominated by it for that election, may do so by completing-
(a)in respect of that candidate, Part A of Form 19; and
(b)in respect of that political party, Part B of Form 19.
(3)A political Party which, in terms of section 78(2) of the Act, desires to nominate an additional person or another person as a candidate in the place of a person whose candidature has been withdrawn by it, may do so by completing the applicable sections of Form 20.

5. Nomination of candidates for regional council elections

(1)A person nominating a person as candidate for election as a member of a regional council must nominate such person on Form 21.
(2)A candidate for election as a member of a regional council who is required to consent to his or her nomination in terms of section 80(3)(b) of the Act or who desires to withdraw his or her nomination in terms of section 80(7) of the Act, may do so by completing the applicable section of Part D of Form 21.
(3)A political party which submitted a nomination of a candidate and which desires to withdraw that nomination, may do so by completing the applicable section of Part D of Form 21.
(4)The list containing the names and other particulars of the persons supporting the nomination of an independent candidate in an election for a member of a regional council contemplated in section 80(3)(e) of the Act is annexed to Part E of Form 21.

6. Nomination of candidates for local authority elections

(1)The list of candidates for the purposes of any election of members of local authority councils to be held on party lists referred to in section 86(1) of the Act-
(a)must for the purposes of section 6(3) of the Local Authorities Act, 1992 (Act No. 23 of 1992), indicate whether such candidate is a male or female person; and
(b)is completed on Form 22.
(2)A candidate who, in terms of section 78(2)(b) of the Act, desires to withdraw his or her candidature for an election of members of local authority councils to be held on party lists may do so by completing Part A of Form 23.
(3)A political party which, in terms of section 78(2)(b) of the Act, desires to withdraw the candidature of a candidate nominated by it for an election of members of local authority councils may do so by completing Part B of Form 23.
(4)A political party which desires to nominate a person as a candidate in terms of section 78(1) and in section 86(1) of the Act, in place of a person whose name is to be deleted from the list of candidates referred to in paragraph (b) of section 78(1) of the Act, may do so on Form 24.

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FORMS

[Editorial note: The forms have not been reproduced.]
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