Electoral Laws Act, 2002
The principal Act consolidating the law on the conduct of elections in Sierra Leone, including registration, nomination, polling and the counting of votes.
Summary
The Electoral Laws Act, 2002 consolidated and restated the law governing the conduct of public elections in Sierra Leone. Enacted after the civil war, it provided the legal framework for the 2002 general elections and subsequent polls.
The Act provides for the registration of voters, the nomination of candidates, the conduct of presidential, parliamentary and local elections, the system of voting and counting, and the declaration of results. It addresses electoral offences and the resolution of election disputes, and supports the work of the electoral management body.
It was later supplemented and in part replaced by the Public Elections Act, 2012.
Main provisions
- Provides for the registration of voters and the nomination of candidates.
- Governs the conduct of presidential, parliamentary and local elections.
- Provides for the system of voting, counting and declaration of results.
- Creates electoral offences and provides for election dispute resolution.
- Supports the electoral management body (later supplemented by the Public Elections Act, 2012).