High Court of Zambia - 2002 August

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Judgment date
August 2002
Misallocation of polling districts caused statutory non‑compliance, voiding the election and ordering a fresh poll.
Electoral law — Non-compliance with voter/constituency registration (s6) — Breach under s18(2)(b) — Effect on result — Late opening and alleged secret briefings not proven — Election annulled — Fresh poll ordered — Costs against Electoral Commission.
2 August 2002
A petition succeeds where returning officer misdirection and erroneous polling‑district allocations rendered the election not free and fair.
Electoral law – parliamentary election – validity – free and fair election – Returning Officer misdirection – inaccurate/contradictory gazetted maps and polling‑district allocations – Section 18(4) Electoral Act – limitation of statutory protection where a candidate is specifically disadvantaged – amendment of gazetted documents.
1 August 2002