First instance body dealing with electoral disputes

Electoral Act 2006,

110 (1) Wheneverthe Commission, the Director of Elections, an election officer or any person isrequired under this Act to decide an objection, dispute, complaint or anappeal, the Commission or that person may attempt to resolve the issue, that isthe subject of the objection, dispute, complaint or appeal, throughconciliation or mediation.

110. (2) The Commission shallprescribe the manner for handling any objection, dispute, complaint or appealunder this Act.

111. (1) The Commission shall,for purposes of resolving electoral disputes, constitute such number ofconflict management committees as the Commission may determine.

http://aceproject.org/regions-en/eisa/ZM/Electoral%20%20Act%202006.pdf

EU 2011 EOM Report, page 12
 

http://www.eueom.eu/files/pressreleases/english/eueom_zambia_final_report_en.pdf
 

EU2011 EOM Report, page 12

'There have been no formal complaints from political parties on candidateregistration, however, with the short time window, challenges in the case oferrors or against any rejected nominations were without remedy short of anelection petition after the poll.'