First instance body dealing with electoral disputes

Constitution of June 11, 1991 with the 2012 amendments /

Constitutiondu 11 juin 1991 (mise ? jour jusqu’au 25 juillet 2012)

Art. 152 (1 & 2): The ConstitutionalCouncil is the competent jurisdiction for constitutional and electoralmatters(....)

It interprets the provisions of theConstitution. It controls the regularity, transparency and sincerity of thereferenda, presidential and legislative elections and adjudicates electoraldisputes. It proclaims the final results of presidential, legislative and localelections.

(? LeConseil constitutionnel est l’institution comp?tente en mati?re constitutionnelleet ?lectorale(….)

Ilinterpr?te les dispositions de la Constitution. Il contr?le la r?gularit?, latransparence et la sinc?rit? du r?f?rendum, des ?lections pr?sidentielles,l?gislatives et est juge du contentieux ?lectoral. Il proclame les r?sultatsd?finitifs des ?lections pr?sidentielles, l?gislatives et locales.?)

Art. 154 (1) : The Constitutional Councilsafeguards the regularity of presidential elections. It examines thepetitions and proclaims the election results.

(? LeConseil constitutionnel veille ? la r?gularit? des ?lections pr?sidentielles.Il examine les r?clamations et proclame les r?sultats du scrutin. ?)

Link: http://www.ceni.bf/sites/default/files/constitution-revisee-juin-2012.pdf  

Law No 014-2001/AN of July 3, 2001 on the electoral code with the subsequentamendments / Loi n? 014-2001/AN du 03 juillet 2001 portant code ?lectoral,ensemble ses modifications

Art. 149: Everycandidate participating in presidential elections can challenge the regularityof the electoral operations submitting a petition to the president of theConstitutional Council, within 48 hours from the publication of the preliminaryresults.

(? Toutcandidat au scrutin peut contester la r?gularit? des op?rations ?lectoralessous la forme d’une requ?te adress?e au pr?sident du Conseil constitutionnel,dans les quarante-huit heures suivant la publication provisoire des r?sultatsdu scrutin.?)