Public Elections Act, 2012
The principal Act consolidating the law on the conduct of public elections in Sierra Leone.
Summary
The Public Elections Act, 2012 is the principal statute consolidating and restating the law on the conduct of public elections in Sierra Leone — presidential, parliamentary and local-council elections. It provided the legal framework for the 2012 elections and those that followed.
The Act provides for the registration of voters, the nomination of candidates, campaign rules, the conduct of polling, counting and tabulation, the declaration of results, and the resolution of electoral disputes. It defines electoral offences and provides for enforcement, and it supports the work of the National Electoral Commission. It brought the electoral law together in a single modern statute.
Main provisions
- Consolidates the law on the conduct of public elections.
- Provides for voter registration and the nomination of candidates.
- Regulates campaigns, polling, counting and the declaration of results.
- Provides for the resolution of electoral disputes.
- Defines electoral offences and provides for enforcement.
- Supports the work of the National Electoral Commission.