First instance body dealing with electoral disputes

Bahrain

Bahrain

Answer
EMB (lower level)
Source

Law on exercising political rights,http://www.shura.bh/en/LegislativeResource/PoliticalLaw/Documents/Political%20Rights%20Law.pdf


Law No 15 of 2002 (Shura and representatives council law)http://www.shura.bh/en/LegislativeResource/ShuraNuwabLaw/Pages/ShuraNuwabLaw2.aspx

Article 12: ?Any person nominating himself tothe parliament must apply in writing on a special form to the supervisory committeefor verification of pols and elections according to the article 7 of The Law ByDecree no.14 for the year 2002 with regards to The Law On Exercising PoliticalRights.?

Article 13: ?A list willbe issued to be displayed in the electoral districts with the names of thecandidates. This will be for a period of 3 days following the close of thenomination period.
Whoever has nominated himself and does not find his name on the list of candidatescan request the above mentioned committee to add his /her name on the list orif he or she has any objections to any other candidate on the list to do sowith in the 3 days of the display of the list.
The committee will then issue its response to the request and the objectionswithin 3 days from the date of request and in case there is no response fromthe committee it will be considered a rejection. In this case the person inquestion can appeal the rejection in Civil Appellate High Court within 3 daysand within 7 days from the date of appeal the court will give a ruling thatcannot be appealed against.
Following which a final list of candidates will be issued in every constituencyand these names will be published in local media.?


Comment

Article 7 from the exercising political rights law stipulatesthat: ?In every electoral district a committee is to be appointed by the orderof the minister of Justice and Islamic affairs called ?The elections andreferendums supervisory committee? comprising of chairman from judicial orlegal body and two members one of them takes the position of the secretary?. Thiscommittee is the first instance body for disputes related to registration ofcandidates for election.


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