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Section 156: How to withdraw an election petition under Uganda law

156.Withdrawal of election petition

(1)An election petition shall not be withdrawn without the leave of the court and after such notice has been given as the court may direct.

(2)On the hearing of the application for withdrawal, any person who might have been a petitioner in respect of the election to which the petition refers may apply to the court to be substituted as a petitioner for the petitioner who desires to withdraw.

(3)The court may substitute as a petitioner any applicant under subsection (2) and may further, if the proposed withdrawal has been, in the opinion of the court, induced by any corrupt bargain or consideration, by order, direct that the security given on behalf of the original petitioner remain as security for any costs that may become payable by the substituted petitioner and that the original petitioner shall be liable to pay the costs.

(4)If a petition is withdrawn the petitioner shall be liable to pay the costs of the respondent.

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You cannot simply drop an election petition on your own. You must first get permission from the court and follow any notice procedures the court order...

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