October 22, 2020 (SALONE TIMES)
FREETOWN – National Electoral Commission (NEC) has declared dates for the conduct of the Parliamentary Re-run elections in constituency 110 in the Western Area Rural District and for Constituency 078 and ward 278 in Bo District and for ward 348 in Moyamba District and for ward 225 in Karene District.
According to a Press release from NEC, the elections have been scheduled to hold on Saturday 12 December in exercise of the powers conferred on NEC by section 33 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone1991 (Act No.6 of 1991, section 39 of the said constitution, sections 69(1) and 70 (1) of the Public Elections Act 2012 (Act No4 of 2012) and section 10 of the Local Government Act, 2004 (Act No.1 of 2004).
The commission revealed that it has developed COVID-19 prevention guideline which has been approved by the National COVID-19 Response Center (NACOVERC) for the conduct of the electoral activities nationwide.
That nominations of Candidates for the said Parliamentary and Local Council bye election shall take place from 9 and 10th, Nov, 2020 at the respective NEC District Offices in Bo, Moyamba and Kerene Districts while Constituency 110 re-run election will not go through candidate’s nomination exercises.
That deadline for Political Parties to submit the list of their endorsed candidates for the bye-elections to NEC) is 5th November in accordance with Sections 61 and 62 of the Public Elections Act, 2012 (Act No. 4 of 2012).
That in accordance with Statutory instrument No. 13 of 2012, the candidates nomination fee for the said Parliamentary bye election is TEN MILLION LEONES (Le.10,000,000.00) and Local Council bye election is ONE MILLION LEONES (1,000,000.00) per candidate, payable to the respective District Returning Officers in Bo, Moyamba and Karene Districts.
It could be recalled that people of constituency 110 have been deprived of a Parliamentarian after violence ensued in a re-run election which led to the destruction of ballot papers, reason NEC nullified the elections.
