Section 26Part 3 — Registration of Political Parties
Registration procedure
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Where the Supervisor is satisfied that the application is in order that Supervisor shall forthwith register the political party concerned, and issue a certificate of registration in Form 15 duly signed by him and bearing the seal of the Elections Office, and shall cause a notice of the registration to be printed in the Gazette.
If the Supervisor is not satisfied that an application is in order, the Supervisor may request such additional information or documents as the Supervisor sees fit.
Where an applicant has been requested to make changes to an application by the Supervisor and such applicant refuses to do so or does so in a manner that does not meet the prescribed requirements, the Supervisor shall refuse the application to register the political party concerned and inform the applicant accordingly.
The Political Party Register shall state —
the name of each political party registered under this Part;
if an abbreviation of the name was given in the application, that abbreviation;
the name and address of the person who made the application for the registration of the political party;
the name and address of the leader or chairperson; and
the address of the political party's headquarters.
The Supervisor shall, within fourteen days of the date for the nomination of candidates in an election, publish the Political Party Register.