Qualification of candidates
Doctrine in Election. 8 cases, with the principle each one established. By lanbuk.com.
- Aaron Cole v Samura Sessay (EP 2 of 1962) [1962] SLSC 38 (3 August 1962)
Sierra Leone — Supreme Court · 1962
Principle established: A parliamentary nomination is invalid where one of the candidate's nominators is not an elector registered within that electoral constituency.
- Aaron Cole v Samura Sessay (EP 2 of 1962) [1962] SLSC 8 (3 August 1962)
Sierra Leone — Supreme Court · 1962
Principle established: A candidate's nomination for parliamentary election is invalidated if one of their nominators is not an elector of that constituency.
- David Fornah v Alhaji Kandeh k.Yumkella And Others (SC CIV 1 of 2018) [2018] SLSC 7 (28 March 2018)
Sierra Leone — Supreme Court · 2018
Principle established: The court addressed a notice of discontinuance filed by a plaintiff in a constitutional matter concerning the eligibility of a candidate based on citizenship.
- David Fornah v Alhaji Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella (SC 2 of 2018) [2018] SLSC 2 (28 March 2018)
Sierra Leone — Supreme Court · 2018
Principle established: The court addressed a notice of discontinuance filed by a plaintiff in a constitutional matter concerning the eligibility of a candidate based on citizenship.
- David Fornah v Alhaji Kandeh Yumkella And Others (SC 2 of 2018) [2018] SLSC 10 (28 March 2018)
Sierra Leone — Supreme Court · 2018
Principle established: The court addressed a notice of discontinuance filed by a plaintiff in a constitutional matter concerning the eligibility of a candidate based on citizenship.
- Max Saidu Kanu v The Attorney-General (CC 133 of 1962) [1961] SLSC 37 (5 March 1961)
Sierra Leone — Supreme Court · 1961
Principle established: A declaratory judgment may properly be granted to declare that an aspiring candidate is not disqualified from contesting an election under electoral legislation.
- Ndhlovu v Malawi Electoral Commission (Electoral Case 1 of 2025) [2025] MWHC 22 (10 September 2025)
Malawi · 2025
Principle established: The court may review a decision by the electoral commission to exclude a candidate from the official list to ensure the decision is lawful, fair, and complies with statutory requirements.
- Sandram v Malawi Electoral Commission (Electoral Case 5 of 2025) [2025] MWHC 23 (9 September 2025)
Malawi · 2025
Principle established: The court has the authority to review the electoral commission's decision to exclude a candidate from the official list to ensure compliance with the relevant electoral legislation and principles of fairness.