SOTTUC Draft Constitution. - Taita Taveta University College

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Appeal against disqualification shall be filed within forty-eight (48) hours
before an Election Appeal Committee that shall comprise the Chief
Returning Officer and Electoral Commission.
6.2 ELECTION PROCEDURE
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All SOTTUC elections shall be by secret ballots, simple majority system,
on the principle of one-person-one-vote. No one shall be allowed to vote
by proxy or by mail.
The Dean of Students shall be the supervisor of elections and will be the
Chief Returning Officer.
The Chief Returning Officer shall supervise the elections with the help of
Returning Officers, who will constitute the Electoral Commission.
Elections shall be conducted at designated rooms and halls of the
University.
The campaign period shall be two (2) weeks.
Unopposed positions shall not be included on the ballot paper.
Candidates may request a recount, but not more than 3 times and in not
more than 24 hours. An Appeal Committee comprising the Electoral
Commission will consider appeals. Their decisions will be binding and
conclusive.
For the purposes of these elections provided as per this Constitution, the
electoral roll shall be the University nominal roll.
The Chief Returning Officer, the returning officers and agents of
candidates and their chief agents will be present during the counting of
ballots.
6.3 ELECTION APPEALS
After the election results are announced the candidate shall have a maximum of 72
(3 Working days) hrs to launch a petition to the electoral appeals committee. The
committee shall make a decision in 4 days.
Any candidate wishing to appeal shall pay a charge of 50% the nomination fee.
Spoilt votes;
6.4 ELECTION RESULTS
i. Unmarked ballot papers.
ii.
Mark covers more than one candidate.
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