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Cambodia
LAW on Election of Members ofthe National Assembly (LEMNA) and Amendments of Law on Election of Members ofthe National Assembly
Art. 117 (new)
Any person or/and politicalparty whose appeal is rejected by the National
Election Committee, he sheor/and the political party may appeal in writing to the
Constitutional Council withinseventy two (72) hours after the date of receiving the
rejection notice.
The Constitutional Councilshall open a public hearing to rule on the appeal
within ten (10) to twenty (20)days after receiving the appeal.
The decision of theConstitutional Council shall be final.
If the Constitutional Councilfinds that the appeal is unacceptable, it shall:
- complete the appeal’srejection form, indicating the reasons and the
date of rejection;
- send a copy of the rejectionto the appellant or/and the concerned political
party and to the NationalElection Committee;
- publicize the decision andretain one copy for filing.
If the Constitutional Councilfinds that the appeal has reasonable ground, it
shall open a public hearing toreview and decide on the appeal within ten (10) to
twenty (20) days afterreceiving the appeal.
A) If the ConstitutionalCouncil upholds the appeal, it shall:
- complete the approval form,indicating the reasons and the date of
approval;
- send a copy of the approvalto the appellant or/and the political party ;
- issue a decision instructingthe National Election Committee to reject
the election results of thatpolling station or those polling stations and
to organize the re-election atthat polling station or those polling
stations within eight (8) daysfrom its decision;
- publicize its decision andretain a copy for filing.
B) If the ConstitutionalCouncil rejects the appeal, it shall:
- complete the rejection form,indicating of the reasons and the date of
rejection;- send a copy of therejection to the appellant or/and the concerned
political party, and to theNational Election Committee;
- publicize its decision andretain a copy for filing.
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