Maximum adjudication time for the full EDR process (days)
Dominica
Constitutionof the Commonwealth of Dominica of 1978 No. 1027, updated through Act 22 of1984
Section 40:
“(1) The High Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine anyquestion whether:
(a) any person has been validly elected as a Representative or Senator;”
(6) An appealshall lie as of right to the Court of Appealfrom any final decision of the High Court determining such a question as isreferred to in subsection (1) of this section.”
Source: http://www.caribbeanelections.com/eDocs/legislation/dm/dm_constitution_1984.pdf
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY (ELECTIONS) ACT 14 of 1951, CHAPTER
Section 66:
“Every election petition shall be tried beforethe High Court in the same manner as a suit commenced by a writ of summons. Atthe conclusion of the trial, the Judge shall determine whether the member ofthe House of Assembly whose return or election is complained of or any and whatother person was duly returned or elected, or whether the election was void,and shall certify the determination to the President, and, upon the certificatebeing given, the determination shall be final; and the return shall beconfirmed or altered, or a writ for a new election shall be issued, as the casemay require, in accordance with the determination.”
Source: http://www.dominica.gov.dm/laws/chapters/chap2-01.pdf
EasternCaribbean Supreme Court (Dominica) Act 10 of 1969, Chapter 4:02
