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Content of petition to Court of Disputed Returns

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Part VDisputed returns

158 Content of petition to Court of Disputed Returns

Every petition disputing an election or return, in this Part called the petition, must —

(1)

set out the facts relied on to invalidate the election or return;

(2)

contain a request for the relief the petitioner claims to be entitled to;

(3)

be signed by a candidate at the election in dispute;

(4)

be attested by 2 witnesses whose occupations and addresses are stated;

(5)

be filed in the Central Office of the Supreme Court within 40 days after the return of the writ.

[Section 158 amended: No. 39 of 1979 s. 22; No. 30 of 2023 s. 109.]

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