Constitutional Court · [2016] ZMCC 10 · 11 December 2016

MWIYA MUTAPWE AND SHOMENO DOMINIC (APPEAL NO. 19 OF 2017) [2016] ZMCC 10 (11 December 2016)

Petitioner failed to prove corrupt practices and widespread effect to void the election; nullification reversed. Flynote Electoral law — election petitions — section 97(2)(a) Electoral Process Act — standard of proof in election petitions (fairly high degree of convincing clarity) — attribution to candidate via appointed election/polling agent or knowledge/consent/approval — hearsay and need for corroboration — effect on majority of voters required to void election — pleadings and failure to file answer. Read full summary

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