Maximum complaint time since announcement of election results

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Answer
40 days
Source

Organic Law on National and Local-levelGovernment Elections. Part 18. Disputed Elections, Returns, ETC. p95.

208. REQUISITES OF PETITION.

Apetition shall–

(e)be filed in the Registry of the National Court at Port Moresby or at the courthouse in any Provincial headquarters within 40 days after the declaration ofthe result of the election in accordance with Section 175(1)(a).

http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/PG/papua-new-guinea-1997-organic-law-on-national-and/view

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