Maximum complaint time since occurrence or discovery

Electoral Law of 11November 2009 on the election of the President of the Republic and the People'sNational Assembly / Lei Eleitoral de 11 de Novembro 2009 para Presidente daRepública e Assembleia Nacional Popular

Art. 75 (1): Inaddition to the delegates of the candidates, any elector at any polling stationmay raise questions and submit written complaints, protests and counter-protestsregarding electoral operations at the same polling station and file them withthe suitable documents.

(“Al?mdos delegados das candidaturas, qualquer eleitor presente ? assembleia de votopode suscitar d?vidas e apresentar por escrito reclama??es, protestos e contraprotestos relativos ?s opera??es eleitorais da mesma assembleia e instru?-loscom os documentos convenientes.”)

Art. 78 (3): The delegates of the lists have the rightto verify the counting of ballots, without altering the order of thearrangement of the ballot paper, and may complain in case of doubt to thepresiding officer who examines the complaint.

(“Osdelegados de lista t?m direito de verificar a contagem dos boletins de voto,sem contudo alterar a ordem da disposi??o do boletim de voto, podendo reclamar,em caso de d?vida para o presidente da mesa que analisa a reclama??o.”)

Link: http://www.cne-guinebissau.org/phocadownload/lei_eleitoral.pdf

“In order to beconsidered as valid, complaints must be registered in the official pollingstation data sheet, a system that precludes the opportunity to complain at alater stage concerning the same matter.” (EUEOM Final Report on the 2009 Presidential Election in Guinea Bissau,p. 41: http://eeas.europa.eu/eueom/pdf/missions/guinea_bissau_pres_election_2009_final_report_final_eng.pdf)