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Franchise and Electoral Registration (Suspension of Objection Provisions) Decree, 1996

A 1996 decree suspending certain objection provisions in the voter-registration process ahead of the 1996 elections.

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Summary

The Franchise and Electoral Registration (Suspension of Objection Provisions) Decree, 1996 was made during the transition to the 1996 multi-party elections. It suspended particular provisions that allowed objections to be made in the course of the franchise and electoral registration process.

Measures of this kind were intended to streamline voter registration and facilitate the holding of the elections that restored civilian rule. The Decree belongs to the body of 1996 transitional electoral instruments.

Main provisions

  • Suspends certain objection provisions in the electoral registration process.
  • Made to streamline voter registration for the 1996 elections.
  • Part of the 1996 transition from military to civilian rule.
  • Read with the electoral law of the period.