<span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700">
                                              RESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS REGULATIONS, 
                                              1970 (CI 8)</span></p>
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                                              As amended </span></p>
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                                              ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS</span></p>
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                                              Regulation</span></p>
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                                              SUMMONS OF NOMINATIONS</span></p>
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                                              1. Issue of summons</span></p>
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                                              2. Nominations</span></p>
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                                              THE POLL</span></p>
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                                              3. Withdrawal of candidate</span></p>
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                                              4. Unopposed candidate</span></p>
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                                              5. Ballot papers</span></p>
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                                              6. Sealing of ballot boxes</span></p>
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                                              7. Procedure for voting.</span></p>
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                                              AFTER THE POLL</span></p>
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                                              8. Procedure on close of poll</span></p>
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                                              9. Disposal of documents.</span></p>
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                                              MISCELLANEOUS</span></p>
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                                              10. Declaration of secrecy</span></p>
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                                              11. Disposal of deposit</span></p>
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                                              12. Election of representatives of 
                                              the Houses of Chiefs</span></p>
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                                              13. Election of representatives of 
                                              the District Councils</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              14. Functions of Electoral 
                                              Commissioner</span></p>
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                                              15. Standing Orders of the 
                                              National Assembly</span></p>
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                                              16. Commencement.</span></p>
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                                              SCHEDULES</span></p>
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                                              First Schedule—Form A—Form of 
                                              Summons</span></p>
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                                              Second Schedule—Form B—Form of 
                                              Nomination Paper.</span></p>
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                                              —Form C—Form of Statutory 
                                              Declaration.</span></p>
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                                              —Form D—Form of Declaration of 
                                              Nomination.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              —Form E—Form of Notice of 
                                              Nomination.</span></p>
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                                              Third Schedule—Form F—Form of 
                                              Results</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              —Form G—Form of the Statement of 
                                              the Poll.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              —Form H—Form of Oath of Secrecy.</span></p>
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                                              IN exercise of the powers 
                                              conferred upon the Electoral 
                                              Commissioner by the provisions of 
                                              article 43 of the Constitution, 
                                              these Regulations are hereby made 
                                              this 6th day of August, 1970.</span></p>
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                                              Regulation 1—Issue of Summons.</span></p>
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                                              First Sch.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Form A.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Whenever there is occasion to 
                                              conduct the election of a 
                                              President, the presiding officer 
                                              shall issue a summons, in the Form 
                                              A set out in the First Schedule to 
                                              these Regulations, commanding each 
                                              member of the presidential 
                                              electoral college to a meeting of 
                                              that college.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The summons shall specify,</span></p>
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                                              (a) the day on which the poll 
                                              shall be taken; and</span></p>
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                                              (b) the place and the day for the 
                                              nomination of candidates which 
                                              shall not be earlier than the day 
                                              on which the poll is to be taken.</span></p>
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                                              (3) The summons shall be served 
                                              personally on each member of the 
                                              presidential electoral college not 
                                              later than seven days before the 
                                              day on which the poll shall be 
                                              taken.</span></p>
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                                              (4) The presiding officer shall, 
                                              so soon after the issue of the 
                                              summons under the provisions of 
                                              sub-regulation (1) of this 
                                              regulation, publish a notice in 
                                              the Gazette stating that the 
                                              summons has been issued and 
                                              specifying the day and the place 
                                              for the nomination of candidates 
                                              and the day on which the poll is 
                                              to be taken.</span></p>
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                                              Regulation 2—Nominations.</span></p>
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                                              Second Sch.</span></p>
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                                              Form B</span></p>
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                                              (1) The nomination of a candidate 
                                              for the election of a President 
                                              shall be in the Form B set out in 
                                              the Second Schedule to these 
                                              Regulations.</span></p>
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                                              (2) A member of the presidential 
                                              electoral college shall be 
                                              entitled to nominate not more than 
                                              one candidate.</span></p>
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                                              (3) A candidate for election as 
                                              President shall, at the time of 
                                              his nomination,</span></p>
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                                              Second Sch.</span></p>
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                                              Form C</span></p>
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                                              (a) deliver or cause to be 
                                              delivered to the presiding officer 
                                              a statutory declaration in the 
                                              Form C set out in the Second 
                                              Schedule to these Regulations; and</span></p>
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                                              (b) deposit or cause to be 
                                              deposited with the presiding 
                                              officer the sum of five hundred 
                                              new cedis.</span></p>
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                                              (4) Whenever the nomination paper 
                                              and the statutory declaration of a 
                                              candidate are delivered and the 
                                              deposit is made in accordance with 
                                              the provisions of these 
                                              Regulations the candidate shall be 
                                              deemed to be nominated unless and 
                                              until proof is given to the 
                                              satisfaction of the presiding 
                                              officer of the candidate's death 
                                              or the candidate withdraws before 
                                              the ballot is ordered to be taken.</span></p>
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                                              (5) The presiding officer shall be 
                                              entitled to inform a candidate 
                                              that his nomination paper is not 
                                              valid on any one of the following 
                                              grounds, that is to say,</span></p>
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                                              (a) that the provisions of clause 
                                              (1) of article 41 of the 
                                              Constitution have not been 
                                              complied with;</span></p>
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                                              (b) that the nomination paper is 
                                              not subscribed as required by law,</span></p>
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                                              and allow the candidate or his 
                                              accredited representative an 
                                              opportunity to make any amendment 
                                              or alteration that the candidate 
                                              deems necessary.</span></p>
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                                              (6) Where he decides pursuant to 
                                              the provisions of the immediately 
                                              preceding sub-regulation that the 
                                              nomination paper of a candidate is 
                                              not valid, the presiding officer 
                                              shall endorse and sign on the 
                                              nomination paper the fact of, and 
                                              the reasons for, his decision and 
                                              inform the Electoral Commissioner 
                                              accordingly who shall determine 
                                              the validity of any such 
                                              nomination for the purposes of the 
                                              election to which it relates.</span></p>
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                                              (7) Nothing in this regulation 
                                              shall prevent the validity of a 
                                              nomination being questioned 
                                              pursuant to the provisions of 
                                              article 42 of the Constitution.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Second Schedule</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Form D.</span></p>
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                                              (8) Before the ballot is ordered 
                                              to be taken the presiding officer, 
                                              the candidate, if present, and two 
                                              of the members who subscribed to 
                                              the nomination of the candidate 
                                              shall sign a declaration, in the 
                                              Form D set out in the Second 
                                              Schedule to these Regulations, to 
                                              the effect that before the ballot 
                                              was ordered to be taken the 
                                              nomination of the candidate had 
                                              been presented to, and received 
                                              by, the presiding officer who 
                                              shall state in the declaration the 
                                              time at which each nomination was 
                                              received by him and the time at 
                                              which he accepted each nomination.</span></p>
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                                              (9) Before the ballot is ordered 
                                              to be taken the presiding officer 
                                              shall read out all the nominations 
                                              received by him and shall cause 
                                              the nominations so received to be 
                                              exhibited in a conspicuous part of 
                                              the place at which the election is 
                                              to be conducted.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Second Sch.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Form E.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (10) The nominations shall be 
                                              exhibited in the Form E set out in 
                                              the Second Schedule to these 
                                              Regulations.</span></p>
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                                              (11) Pursuant to the provisions of 
                                              clause (6) of article 41 of the 
                                              Constitution, the number of 
                                              members to form a quorum at any 
                                              meeting of the presidential 
                                              electoral college shall not be 
                                              less than one-half of the number 
                                              of the total membership of the 
                                              presidential electoral college.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 3—Withdrawal of 
                                              Candidate.</span></p>
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                                              At any time before the ballot is 
                                              ordered to be taken a candidate 
                                              whose nomination paper has been 
                                              delivered to the presiding officer 
                                              may, by notice in writing signed 
                                              by him and delivered to the 
                                              presiding officer, withdraw his 
                                              candidature.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 4—Unopposed Candidate.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Where before the ballot is 
                                              ordered to be taken only one 
                                              candidate stands duly nominated 
                                              the election shall be held; and 
                                              the candidate shall be declared 
                                              elected, pursuant to the 
                                              provisions of clause (6) of 
                                              article 41 of the Constitution, if 
                                              the number of votes cast in his 
                                              favour is not less than one-half 
                                              of the number of the total 
                                              membership of the presidential 
                                              electoral college.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Where at a ballot taken 
                                              pursuant to the provisions of the 
                                              preceding sub-regulation the 
                                              number of votes cast in favour of 
                                              the candidate is less than 
                                              one-half of the number of the 
                                              total membership of the 
                                              presidential electoral college, 
                                              the election shall be declared 
                                              void and the presiding officer 
                                              shall adjourn the meeting for not 
                                              more than seven days, exclusive of 
                                              the days on which and to which the 
                                              meeting is so adjourned, for the 
                                              nomination of candidates for the 
                                              election of the President and he 
                                              shall so inform the presidential 
                                              electoral college and the 
                                              provisions of Regulation 2 of 
                                              these Regulations shall apply.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 5—Ballot Papers.</span></p>
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                                              (1) The vote at the poll for the 
                                              election of the President shall be 
                                              given by ballot and the ballot of 
                                              every member of the presidential 
                                              electoral college shall consist of 
                                              a ballot paper.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Every ballot paper shall,</span></p>
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                                              (a) be capable of being folded up;</span></p>
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                                              (b) have a number printed on it; 
                                              and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) have attached to it a 
                                              counterfoil with the same number 
                                              printed thereon.</span></p>
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                                              (3) Each member of the 
                                              presidential electoral college 
                                              shall be entitled to a single vote 
                                              for each ballot for the election 
                                              of the President.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 6—Sealing of Ballot 
                                              Boxes.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Immediately before the ballot 
                                              is ordered to be taken the 
                                              presiding officer shall show the 
                                              ballot boxes empty to the members 
                                              of the presidential electoral 
                                              college so that they may see that 
                                              the ballot boxes are empty and 
                                              shall then,</span></p>
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                                              (a) close the ballot boxes and 
                                              place his seal upon them in such a 
                                              manner as to prevent their being 
                                              opened without breaking the seal; 
                                              and</span></p>
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                                              (b) place one in his view and in 
                                              the view of the members of the 
                                              presidential electoral college for 
                                              the receipt of ballot papers.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Not more than one ballot box 
                                              shall be used at any one time for 
                                              the receipt of ballot papers.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 7—Procedure of Voting.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Immediately before a ballot 
                                              paper is delivered to a member of 
                                              the presidential electoral 
                                              college,</span></p>
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                                              (a) the ballot paper shall be 
                                              perforated or stamped with an 
                                              official mark selected by the 
                                              presiding officer;</span></p>
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                                              (b) the number and name of the 
                                              member as stated in the copy of 
                                              the register of members of the 
                                              presidential electoral college 
                                              shall be called out;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) [As deleted by the 
                                              Presidential Elections (Amendment) 
                                              Regulation, 1970 (CI 11)].;</span></p>
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                                              (d) a mark shall be placed in the 
                                              copy of the register of members 
                                              against the number of the member 
                                              to denote that a ballot paper has 
                                              been received, without showing the 
                                              particular ballot paper which has 
                                              been received; and</span></p>
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                                              (e) a mark which shall so far as 
                                              possible be permanent, shall be 
                                              made on the left hand of the 
                                              member in such manner as the 
                                              Electoral Commissioner shall 
                                              determine to indicate that the 
                                              member has been issued with a 
                                              ballot paper.</span></p>
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                                              (2) A member of the presidential 
                                              electoral college on receiving a 
                                              ballot paper at the election of a 
                                              President, shall forthwith proceed 
                                              to the place set aside for the 
                                              marking of the ballot paper and 
                                              shall there secretly write on the 
                                              ballot paper the name of the 
                                              candidate for whom he wishes to 
                                              vote.</span></p>
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                                              (3) The member shall then fold up 
                                              the ballot paper so as to conceal 
                                              his vote and shall immediately 
                                              proceed to put the ballot paper so 
                                              folded into the ballot box in the 
                                              presence of the presiding officer 
                                              and the other members of the 
                                              presidential electoral college.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) A member who has inadvertently 
                                              spoilt his ballot paper in such a 
                                              manner that it cannot be 
                                              conveniently used as a ballot 
                                              paper may, on delivering it to the 
                                              presiding officer and proving to 
                                              his satisfaction the fact of the 
                                              inadvertence, obtain another 
                                              ballot paper in place of the 
                                              ballot paper so delivered; and the 
                                              spoilt ballot paper shall be 
                                              immediately cancelled and the 
                                              counterfoil marked accordingly.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              clauses (6), (7) and (8) of 
                                              article 41 of the Constitution, 
                                              and exclusive of the ballots taken 
                                              under any such provision, where at 
                                              the election of the President no 
                                              candidate is declared elected 
                                              after five ballots the election 
                                              shall be adjourned by the 
                                              presiding officer for not more 
                                              than two days, exclusive of the 
                                              days on which and to which it is 
                                              adjourned and at any such 
                                              adjourned election as many ballots 
                                              shall be taken as shall result in 
                                              the election of a candidate as the 
                                              President.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 8—Procedure on Close of 
                                              Poll.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Immediately after the close of 
                                              the poll the presiding officer 
                                              shall, in the presence of the 
                                              members of the presidential 
                                              electoral college, proceed to 
                                              count the ballot papers and record 
                                              the total number of votes cast in 
                                              favour of each candidate. </span>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Third sch. Form F.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The presiding officer shall 
                                              then sign a declaration in the 
                                              Form F set out in the Third 
                                              Schedule to these Regulations, 
                                              stating,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the total number of members of 
                                              the presidential electoral 
                                              college,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the total number of the 
                                              members thereof present at the 
                                              election, and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) the number of votes cast in 
                                              favour of each candidate,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              and&nbsp; the presiding officer shall 
                                              there and then announce the 
                                              results of the election.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) A candidate or a member of the 
                                              presidential electoral college may 
                                              require the presiding officer to 
                                              have the votes recounted or again 
                                              recounted but the presiding 
                                              officer may refuse so to do if in 
                                              his opinion the request is 
                                              unreasonable.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) On the completion of the 
                                              counting or of any recount of the 
                                              votes a candidate or a member of 
                                              the presidential electoral college 
                                              present shall be given a 
                                              reasonable opportunity to exercise 
                                              the right conferred by the 
                                              provisions of the immediately 
                                              preceding sub-regulation.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) As soon as practicable after 
                                              the announcement of the results of 
                                              the poll, the presiding officer 
                                              shall, in the presence of the 
                                              members of the presidential 
                                              electoral college cause to be made 
                                              up into separate packets, sealed 
                                              with his own seal, the counted, 
                                              unused and spoilt and rejected 
                                              ballot papers, the counterfoils of 
                                              the ballot papers and the ballot 
                                              papers account and forward the 
                                              same to the Electoral Commissioner 
                                              for disposal.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) Any ballot paper,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) which does not bear the 
                                              official mark, or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) on which anything is written 
                                              or marked by which a member can be 
                                              identified except the name of the 
                                              candidate and the printed number, 
                                              or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) which is not marked or which 
                                              is void for uncertainty.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              shall, subject to the provisions 
                                              of sub-regulation (7) of this 
                                              regulation be void and not 
                                              counted.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (7) Before rejecting a ballot 
                                              paper as void, the presiding 
                                              officer shall take all proper 
                                              precautions to prevent any person 
                                              from seeing the number printed 
                                              thereon, and with the number so 
                                              concealed, show the paper to each 
                                              candidate or one of the members 
                                              who subscribed to his nomination 
                                              and give him an opportunity to 
                                              express an opinion thereon.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (8) The presiding officer shall 
                                              endorse the word "rejected" on any 
                                              ballot paper which under the 
                                              provisions of this regulation is 
                                              not to be counted and shall add to 
                                              the endorsement the words 
                                              "rejection objected to" if an 
                                              objection is made to his decision 
                                              by a candidate or any one of the 
                                              members who subscribed to his 
                                              nomination.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Third Sch. Form G.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (9) The presiding officer shall 
                                              draw up a statement in the Form G 
                                              set out in the Third Schedule to 
                                              these Regulations showing the 
                                              number of ballot papers rejected 
                                              under the following heads:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) want of official mark,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) voting for more than one 
                                              candidate,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) writing or mark by which a 
                                              member of the presidential 
                                              electorate college could he 
                                              identified, and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) unmarked or void for 
                                              uncertainty,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              and any candidate or one of the 
                                              members who subscribed to his 
                                              nomination may copy the statement.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (10) The decision of the presiding 
                                              officer on any question arising in 
                                              respect of a ballot paper shall be 
                                              final, but shall be subject to 
                                              review on a petition presented to 
                                              the Supreme Court pursuant to the 
                                              provisions of clause (1) of 
                                              article 42 of the Constitution.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (11) The presiding officer shall, 
                                              as soon as practicable after the 
                                              announcement of the results of the 
                                              election pursuant to the 
                                              provisions of sub-regulation (2) 
                                              of this regulation,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) inform the Prime Minister of 
                                              the name and particulars of the 
                                              person who has been elected as 
                                              President; and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) cause to be published in the 
                                              Gazette a notice stating the name 
                                              of the person elected and the 
                                              total number of votes cast in 
                                              favour of each candidate.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 9—Disposal of 
                                              Documents.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Electoral Commissioner 
                                              shall retain for a period of one 
                                              year all documents forwarded to 
                                              him pursuant to the provisions of 
                                              sub-regulation (5) of Regulation 8 
                                              of these Regulations and shall 
                                              then, unless otherwise directed by 
                                              the Supreme Court cause them to be 
                                              destroyed.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Documents relating to the 
                                              election of a President in respect 
                                              of which legal proceedings have 
                                              been started shall not be 
                                              destroyed until the proceedings 
                                              have been finally disposed of.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 10—Declaration of 
                                              Secrecy.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Third Sch.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Form H.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Before the ballot is ordered to be 
                                              taken, a declaration of secrecy in 
                                              the Form H set out in the Third 
                                              Schedule to these Regulations 
                                              shall be made by,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the presiding officer; </span>
                                              </p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) any other person appointed by 
                                              the presiding officer to assist 
                                              him,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) all the members of the 
                                              presidential electoral college 
                                              present and voting; and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) every candidate attending, or 
                                              any person permitted by the 
                                              presiding officer to attend, at 
                                              the meeting for the election of 
                                              the President.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 11—Disposal of Deposit.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              this regulation, a deposit made 
                                              under the provisions of paragraph 
                                              (b) of sub-regulation (3) of 
                                              Regulation 2 of these Regulations 
                                              shall as soon as practicable after 
                                              the result of the election is 
                                              declared be returned to the person 
                                              making it or to the personal 
                                              representative of the candidate.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Where a candidate who has been 
                                              duly nominated dies before the 
                                              ballot is ordered to be taken his 
                                              deposit shall be returned as soon 
                                              as practicable after the 
                                              publication of the results of the 
                                              election to the person making it 
                                              or to the personal representative 
                                              of the candidate.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Where a ballot is taken and 
                                              after the completion of the 
                                              counting of the votes by the 
                                              residing officer including any 
                                              recount it is found that the 
                                              number of votes cast in favour of 
                                              a candidate is not more than 
                                              one-third of the number of the 
                                              total membership of the 
                                              presidential electoral college the 
                                              deposit of any such candidate 
                                              shall be forfeited and paid into 
                                              the Consolidated Fund.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 12—Election of 
                                              Representatives of the Houses of 
                                              Chiefs.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) For the purposes of the 
                                              election of the three Chiefs who 
                                              are members of the House of Chiefs 
                                              of a Region, to serve as members 
                                              of the presidential electoral 
                                              college, the President of the 
                                              House of Chiefs of the Region 
                                              shall issue a notice to each 
                                              member of the House of Chiefs of 
                                              the Region.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The notice shall specify,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the day on which the poll 
                                              shall be taken; and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the place and the day for the 
                                              nomination of candidates which 
                                              shall not be more than seven days 
                                              before the day on which the poll 
                                              is to be taken.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The notice shall be sent so as 
                                              to reach each member of the House 
                                              of Chiefs not later than fourteen 
                                              days before the day on which the 
                                              poll is to be taken and in 
                                              addition the notice may, subject 
                                              to the provisions of this 
                                              regulation, be communicated to the 
                                              members of the House of Chiefs by 
                                              publication in the press.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) A copy of the notice shall be 
                                              forwarded to the Electoral 
                                              Commissioner so as to reach him 
                                              not later than four days before 
                                              the meeting to which it relates 
                                              and the Electoral Commissioner or 
                                              a representative of the Electoral 
                                              Commissioner duly appointed by him 
                                              in writing in that behalf shall be 
                                              present at such meeting.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) The President of the House 
                                              shall preside at the meeting of 
                                              the House of Chiefs required to be 
                                              held pursuant to the provisions of 
                                              this regulation and where the 
                                              President himself is standing as a 
                                              candidate at the election, a 
                                              member appointed by the members of 
                                              the House present at the meeting 
                                              shall preside at the meeting.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) Nominations shall be indicated 
                                              at the meeting and each member of 
                                              the House shall be entitled to 
                                              nominate three Chiefs who are 
                                              members of the House.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (7) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              these Regulations, proceedings at 
                                              the meeting shall be conducted in 
                                              accordance with the standing 
                                              orders, bye-laws, rules or 
                                              regulations, regulating the 
                                              election of officers by the House 
                                              of Chiefs.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (8) Where there is no quorum at 
                                              any such meeting a further meeting 
                                              of the House shall be called by 
                                              the issue of a fresh notice and 
                                              the provisions of these 
                                              Regulations shall apply 
                                              accordingly.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (9) The Electoral Commissioner or 
                                              his representative at the meeting 
                                              shall ensure that the provisions 
                                              of these Regulations are duly 
                                              complied with in relation to the 
                                              election.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (10) The President or the member 
                                              presiding at the meeting shall 
                                              declare the result of the election 
                                              at that meeting and the results 
                                              shall be authenticated by the 
                                              signatures of the person presiding 
                                              and the Electoral Commissioner or 
                                              his representative and such 
                                              representative shall be given two 
                                              copies of the statement of the 
                                              results.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 13—Election of the 
                                              Representatives of the District 
                                              Councils.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) For the purposes of the 
                                              election of members of the 
                                              District Councils in a Region to 
                                              serve as members of the 
                                              presidential electoral college, 
                                              all the District Councils in the 
                                              Region shall, at a joint meeting 
                                              held for that purpose elect 
                                              fifteen members to the 
                                              presidential electoral college.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) No person shall be elected as 
                                              a member of the presidential 
                                              electoral college under the 
                                              provisions of this regulation who 
                                              is not qualified to be elected as 
                                              a member of the National Assembly.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The provisions of Regulation 
                                              12 of these Regulations shall 
                                              apply to any joint meeting of the 
                                              District Councils in a Region with 
                                              such modifications as may be 
                                              determined by the Electoral 
                                              Commissioner.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) The Electoral Commissioner or 
                                              his representative appointed in 
                                              that behalf in writing by the 
                                              Electoral Commissioner shall 
                                              preside at any joint meeting of 
                                              all the District Councils in the 
                                              Region for the purposes of 
                                              electing the representatives of 
                                              the District Councils in the 
                                              Region to the presidential 
                                              electoral college.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 14—Functions of 
                                              Electoral Commissioner.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              articles 40 and 41of the 
                                              Constitution, the Electoral 
                                              Commissioner shall exercise 
                                              general supervision over the 
                                              elections required to be held 
                                              under the provisions of these 
                                              Regulations and may in particular 
                                              and notwithstanding any other 
                                              provision of these Regulations 
                                              attend or cause his duly appointed 
                                              representative to attend any 
                                              proceedings to which the 
                                              provisions of these Regulations 
                                              apply.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The Electoral Commissioner 
                                              shall take all steps that appear 
                                              to him to be necessary for 
                                              ensuring, subject to the 
                                              provisions of articles 40 and 41 
                                              of the Constitution, that the 
                                              presidential electoral college is 
                                              duly constituted and for the 
                                              purposes of securing that the 
                                              provisions and principles of these 
                                              Regulations are given effect to.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Pursuant to the provisions of 
                                              the immediately proceeding 
                                              sub-regulation the Electoral 
                                              Commissioner may,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) give such directions, and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) make such modifications or 
                                              administratively apply such 
                                              modifications, as may appear to 
                                              him to be necessary to give effect 
                                              to the provisions and principles 
                                              of these Regulations.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) The Electoral Commissioner 
                                              shall as soon as possible upon 
                                              receipt by him of the results of 
                                              the election of any member of the 
                                              presidential electoral college 
                                              under the provisions of these 
                                              Regulations cause the results to 
                                              be published in the Gazette and 
                                              also notify the Clerk to the 
                                              National Assembly of the said 
                                              results.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) The Electoral Commissioner 
                                              shall have power to request from 
                                              any person any information or any 
                                              other assistance reasonably 
                                              required by him for the purposes 
                                              of any matter to which these 
                                              Regulations relate.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) It shall be the duty of all 
                                              persons to give such assistance as 
                                              may be requested from them by the 
                                              Electoral Commissioner for the 
                                              purposes of coming into effect the 
                                              provisions and principles of these 
                                              Regulations.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 15—Standing Orders of 
                                              National Assembly.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Save as otherwise provided in 
                                              these Regulations the Standing 
                                              Orders of the National Assembly 
                                              shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to 
                                              the election of a President under 
                                              the provisions of these 
                                              Regulations.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 16—Commencement.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              These Regulations shall come into 
                                              force on the 27th day of August, 
                                              1970, pursuant to the provisions 
                                              of paragraph (b) of article 126 of 
                                              the Constitution.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              V. C. R. A. C. CRABBE</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Interim Electoral Commissioner</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FIRST SCHEDULE</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM A</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Reg. 1 (1)</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM OF SUMMONS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 
                                              REGULATIONS, 1970</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              SUMMONS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART I</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              WHEREAS an election is to be held 
                                              for the election of the President 
                                              of the Republic of Ghana:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Now, THEREFORE, I do hereby 
                                              command you that you do attend a 
                                              meeting of the Presidential 
                                              Electoral College and that you do 
                                              certify as provided that you have 
                                              been served with this summons.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              AND I DO HEREBY DIRECT that the 
                                              nomination of candidates shall 
                                              take place 
                                              on……………………………the…….……..day 
                                              of……………9….,at………………and that the 
                                              poll shall be taken on the 
                                              ....……………………………. day of 
                                              …………………………………………… 19 ……...</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Given under my hand and Seal 
                                              this………………………………….day of……….19…..</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ……………………………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Presiding Officer</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART II</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              CERTIFICATE OF RECEIPT OF SUMMONS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              I,…………………………………….do hereby certify 
                                              that on……….the…………..day 
                                              of……………….19………at….o’clock I was 
                                              served with a summons commanding 
                                              my attendance, as a member of the 
                                              Presidential Electoral College, at 
                                              a meeting of the said College to 
                                              be held 
                                              at……………...........…………………on………………the………………………..day 
                                              of………………..19……</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              …….…………………………………………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Member of the Presidential 
                                              Electoral College</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              SECOND SCHEDULE</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM B</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Reg. 2 (1)</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Original</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
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                                              Duplicate</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Triplicate</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM OF NOMINATION PAPER</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 
                                              REGULATIONS, 1970</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              NOMINATION PAPER</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART I</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              We, the undersigned, members of 
                                              the Presidential Electoral 
                                              College, do hereby 
                                              nominate…………………………………….of……………………………….for 
                                              election as the President of the 
                                              Republic of Ghana and we do hereby 
                                              certify that to the best of our 
                                              knowledge and belief he is 
                                              qualified to be elected as such.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              The Name and Number on</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;register 
                                              of members of</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Signature&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Presidential Electoral College</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1.&nbsp; ……………………………..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              …………………………………..</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2.&nbsp; ……………………………..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ……………………………………</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3.&nbsp; ……………………………..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ……………………………………</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4.&nbsp; ……………………………..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ……………………………………</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              5.&nbsp; ……………………………..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ……………………………………</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              6.&nbsp; ……………………………..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ……………………………………</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              7.&nbsp; ……………………………..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ……………………………………</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              8.&nbsp; ……………………………..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;……………………………………</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              9.&nbsp; ……………………………..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ……………………………………</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              10. …………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ……………………………………</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART II</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              I,…………………………….……………….………….of………………........……. 
                                              do hereby consent to nomination 
                                              for election as the President of 
                                              the Republic of Ghana.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              My name and address for serving 
                                              papers shall be,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Name in 
                                              full……………………..............................…………………..................................................…….………………….</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (Block capitals)</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Address……………………………………………………………....………...............................................................................</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (Block capitals)</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              …………………………………………………………………………...........................................................…..........................</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ……………………………………………………………………………....................................................................................</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &nbsp;.......................................</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Signature of Candidate</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM C</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Reg. 2 (3)</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM OF STATUTORY DECLARATION</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 
                                              REGULATIONS, 1970</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              STATUTORY DECLARATION OF A PERSON 
                                              NOMINATED AS A CANDIDATE FOR 
                                              ELECTION AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE 
                                              REPUBLIC OF GHANA</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              I,…………………………………………………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              do solemnly and sincerely declare 
                                              that,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1.&nbsp; I am, by birth, a citizen of 
                                              Ghana;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2.&nbsp; I am not less than forty years 
                                              of age;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. I am sufficiently educated to 
                                              undertake and perform the 
                                              functions of President of the 
                                              Republic of Ghana;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4.&nbsp; I have not made a declaration 
                                              of, and do not in any way owe, 
                                              allegiance to a country other than 
                                              Ghana;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              5.&nbsp; I am not a member of the 
                                              Presidential Electoral College;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              6.&nbsp; I am not a person who is 
                                              otherwise disqualified to be a 
                                              member of the National Assembly, 
                                              and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              7.&nbsp; I am not otherwise 
                                              disqualified by law from standing 
                                              for election as President of the 
                                              Republic of Ghana.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">I 
                                              make this solemn declaration 
                                              conscientiously believing the same 
                                              to be true.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Subscribed and solemnly declared 
                                              by me the said</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ……………………………………………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ……………………………………………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              before………………………………………………………………..</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Signature of Candidate</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              …………………………………………..</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Judge of the Superior Court of 
                                              Judicature</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM D</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Reg. 2 (8)</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM OF DECLARATION OF NOMINATION</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 
                                              REGULATIONS, 1970</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF 
                                              NOMINATION</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              We, the undersigned, do hereby 
                                              declare that before the ballot was 
                                              ordered to be taken 
                                              on………………………………..the………………………day 
                                              of………..19……..for the election of 
                                              the President of the Republic of 
                                              Ghana, the nomination of……………….had 
                                              been presented to and received&nbsp; 
                                              by, the presiding officer and that 
                                              the nomination of the said 
                                              candidate was received by the 
                                              presiding officer 
                                              at………………………….o’clock and accepted 
                                              by him at………………….o’clock.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ………………………………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Presiding Officer</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ………………………………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp; Candidate</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ………………………………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp; Member of the Presidential</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Electoral College</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ………………………………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp; Member of the Presidential</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Electoral College</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM E</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Reg. 2 (10)</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM OF NOTICE OF NOMINATION</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 
                                              REGULATIONS, 1970</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              NOTICE OF NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">I 
                                              HEREBY give notice that the 
                                              persons specified in the first 
                                              column of the Schedule to this 
                                              notice have been duly nominated as 
                                              candidate for election as 
                                              President of the Republic Ghana by 
                                              the members specified in the 
                                              second column of the said 
                                              Schedule.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ……………………………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Presiding Officer</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Name of 
                                              Candidate&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Name of Nominators</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. 
                                              ........……………………………....&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              1. …………………………………….</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. 
                                              ………………………………….....</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              5. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              6. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              7. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 7. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              8. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              9. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              10. ……………………………………&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. 
                                              ........……………………………....&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              1. …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. 
                                              ………………………………….....</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              5. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              6. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              7. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 7. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              8. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              9. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              10. ……………………………………&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. 
                                              ........……………………………....&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              1. …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. 
                                              ………………………………….....</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              5. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              6. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              7. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 7. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              8. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              9. …………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              10. ……………………………………&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10. 
                                              …………………………………….</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THIRD SCHEDULE</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM F</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Reg. 8 (2) </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM OF RESULTS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 
                                              REGULATIONS, 1970</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              DECLARATION OF RESULTS</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              I, the undersigned, do hereby 
                                              declare,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) that the total number of 
                                              members of the presidential 
                                              electoral college 
                                              is……..........…………</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) that at the meeting held 
                                              on…………………………………the…………………..day 
                                              of…………………………….19…….the number of 
                                              such members present is………, and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) that the number of votes 
                                              specified in the second column of 
                                              the Schedule to this declaration 
                                              was cast in favour of the 
                                              candidates specified in relation 
                                              thereto in the first column of the 
                                              said Schedule.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ……………………………</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Presiding Officer</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Name of Candidate&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Number 
                                              of votes cast in his favour</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. 
                                              …………………………………..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ………………………………..</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. 
                                              ………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ………………………………..</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. 
                                              ………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ………………………………..</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. 
                                              ………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ………………………………..</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              5. 
                                              ………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ………………………………..</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              6. 
                                              ………………………………….&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ………………………………..</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM G </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Reg. 8 (9)</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM OF STATEMENT OF THE POLL</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 
                                              REGULATIONS, 1970</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              STATEMENT OF POLL</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">I 
                                              do hereby certify that at the 
                                              election of the President held 
                                              on…………….the……….day of…………….19…….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the total number of ballot 
                                              papers received from the Electoral 
                                              Commissioner was 
                                              …….............…………………………………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the number of ballot papers 
                                              rejected in respect of each of the 
                                              candidates for want of official 
                                              mark is as follows:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i)&nbsp; 
                                              ………………………………………………………………………………….........................…………………….......………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (ii) 
                                              ……………………………………………………………………………......……...................…………………….......………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iii)……………………………………………………………………………......……...................…………………….......………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iv) 
                                              ……………………………………………………………………….....…………...................…………………….......………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (v) 
                                              ……………………………………………………………………….....…………....................…………………….......………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (vi) 
                                              ………………………………………………………………………….....………...................…………………….......………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">a 
                                              total of……………………………ballot papers 
                                              rejected for want of official 
                                              mark;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) the number of ballot papers 
                                              rejected in respect of each 
                                              candidate under voting for more 
                                              than one candidate is as follows:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i)&nbsp; 
                                              ………………………………......…………………………………………………...................…………………….......………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (ii) 
                                              ………………………………………………………......…………………………...................…………………….......………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iii)……………………………………………………………………......……………...................…………………….......…….…</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iv) 
                                              ……………………………………………………………………....……………...................…………………….......…….…</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (v) 
                                              ……………………………………………………………………………....……....................…………………….......……….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (vi) 
                                              ………………………………………………………….....………………………...................…………………….......………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">a 
                                              total of……………………………ballot papers 
                                              rejected for more than one 
                                              candidate;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) the number of ballot papers 
                                              rejected in respect of each 
                                              candidate by reason of a writing 
                                              or a mark by which a member of the 
                                              presidential electoral college 
                                              could be identified is as follows:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i)&nbsp; 
                                              …………………………………………………………………………..........……….................…………………….......………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (ii) 
                                              ………………………………………………………………………...........…………................…………………….......………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iii)…………………………………………………………………………...........……….................…………………….......………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iv) 
                                              ……………………………………………………………………….........………….................…………………….......………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (v) 
                                              …………………………………………………………………………….........……..................…………………….......………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (vi) 
                                              …………………………………………………………………………….........……...................…………………….......……</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">a 
                                              total of……………………………ballot papers 
                                              rejected for writing or mark by 
                                              which a member of the presidential 
                                              electoral college could be 
                                              identified;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) the number of ballot papers 
                                              rejected in respect of each 
                                              candidate for being unmarked or 
                                              void for uncertainty is as 
                                              follows:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i)&nbsp; 
                                              ………………………………………………………….......………………………...................…………………….......…….…</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (ii) 
                                              …………………………………………………………………………….......……...................…………………….......……....</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iii)……………………………………………………………………………........……...................…………………..........………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iv) 
                                              ……………………………………………………………………………….......…...................…………………….......………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (v) 
                                              …………………………………………………………………………….......……....................…………………….......………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (vi) 
                                              ……………………………………………………………………………….......…...................…………………….......………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">a 
                                              total of……………………………ballot papers 
                                              rejected for being unmarked or 
                                              void for uncertainty.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              .……………………………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Presiding Officer</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM H</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Reg. 10</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FORM OF OATH OF SECRECY</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 
                                              REGULATIONS, 1970</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              OATH OF SECRECY</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              I,………………………………………………….........................………………………..</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              do solemnly swear (affirm) that I 
                                              will not directly or indirectly 
                                              communicate or reveal any matter 
                                              to any person which shall be 
                                              brought under my consideration or 
                                              shall come to my knowledge in the 
                                              discharge of my official duties 
                                              except as may be specially 
                                              permitted by the Presiding Officer 
                                              or the Electoral Commissioner.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              …………………….</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Signature</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ……………………</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Title</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 7th 
                                              August, 1970.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              amended by</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 
                                              (AMENDMENT) REGULATION, 1970 (CI 
                                              11).</span></p>