Maximum adjudication time for the full EDR process (days)

South Sudan

South Sudan

Answer
30 days
Source

?        The National Elections Act (Act Number 39 of 2012)

?        July ,2012

?        Article 111

 (1) Any candidate or Political Parties thatparticipated in an election or referendum shall have the right to submit awritten objection against the provisional results of a polling centre orelections or referendum as declared by the Commission under this Act inaccordance with regulations.

(2) Theobjection provided for under Sub-section (1) of this section shall be submittedat any Commission office for the attention of the Commission within seven daysof the declaration of provisional results.

(3) Objectionsmade against the provisional results shall be dealt with in ten days from thedate of receipt of such objections by the Commission, except where theCommission declares an extension for the purpose of ensuring correct adjudication.

(4) The Commission shallpublish and disseminate decisions on objections under Sub-section (3) of thissection within three days of the Commission ruling on such objections,ensuring that the decisions are disseminated widely at all Commission offices and by mass media.

 

 

?        Article 112

 

 

(1) Any candidate or PoliticalParties that participated in an election or referendum shall have the right toappeal against the decisions made by the Commission under this Act.

(2) The appeal underSub-section (1) of this section shall be submitted to the Court within sevendays from the date of the decision of the Commission. The Court shall make itsdecision on the appeal within ten days from its submission, and its decisionshall be final.

?        http://mojss.org/Acts/2012/National%20Elections%20Act,%202012/files/res/downloads/book.pdf

Comment
10 days +3 days +7days+10 days= 30 days
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