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The Elections Act 2017
QUESTION #9447
Question 1
Under Section 95(5)(a) [as amended 2023], a Returning Officer is required to recount ballot papers of one or more polling stations before consolidation if a candidate requests it AND the margin of victory is less than five percent of total votes polled OR less than a specified number of votes in the case of National Assembly constituencies. That specified absolute number is:
Correct Answer Explanation
Section 95(5)(a) [2023 amendment] states the threshold is 'less than five percent of the total votes polled in the constituency or eight thousand votes in case of National Assembly constituency and four thousand votes in case of a Provincial Assembly constituency, as the case may be, whichever is less.'
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