DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY

DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY

*The Case Against Ndoum

Editor's note : 'This is an updated version of yesterday's facebook post'

No one is allowed to declare candidacy twice. In  order to secure access to the general election  ballots, EC has a  day filing deadline for a candidate to present fees and sufficient certified signatures. That's why the various  parties have their candidate nominated  earlier. That's what it takes to get your name listed as a choice.


Qualification of candidates

The purpose behind fixing the legal qualification for the position of legislature is quite clear that only competent and fit persons should occupy a seat in democratic institutions like parliament which has dominant role of making laws for the country.

What does candidature mean?

A.    The first condition for contesting the election is to file nomination as the candidate.

When a question arises whether a person had become a candidate at a given point of time, what has to be seen is whether at that time he had *clearly* and *unambiguously*  declared his intention to stand as a candidate for election so that it can be said that he had himself come out as a prospective candidate that can only be communicated to the outside world by declaration or by conduct from which it could be inferred that he intends to stand as candidate and for that very purpose, nomination, the foundation of candidate’s right to go to courts. Therefore, nomination to election is an integral part of election.  Nduom was disqualified because of this sad fact. 

DECLARATION/Ghana EC Nomination Prerequisites. 

a.  Nomination should be in the prescribed form and it should be duly filled by the candidate and signed by him

b. It should accompany the required documents and annexures.

c. It should accompany the required deposits.

d. The candidate should be an elector to the said election from any constituency.

e. Candidate should be qualified and should not be disqualified under the relevant rules.

f. His proposer and seconder should be electors from the constituency from which the candidate is nominated and should have signed the nomination paper.

g.  In case of general election to that legislature, he is not nominated for more than 2 constituencies.

h. The form should be presented to designated officer in the manner and within the time prescribed.