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(1)An aggrieved candidate for chairperson may petition the High Court for an order that a candidate declared elected as chairperson of a local government council was not validly elected.
(2)A person qualified to petition under subsection (3) who is aggrieved by a declaration of the results of a councillor may petition the chief magistrate's court having jurisdiction in the constituency.
(3)An election petition may be filed by any of the following persons—
(a)a candidate who loses an election; or
(b)a registered voter in the constituency concerned supported by the signatures of not less than five hundred voters registered in the constituency.
(4)An election petition shall be filed within fourteen days after the day on which the results of the election have been notified by the Electoral Commission in the Gazette.
A losing candidate or at least 500 registered voters can challenge local government election results. You must file your petition within 14 days after...
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