Possibility to appeal

General Elections Act (Chapter 354), 1991-09-27.

PART IX Nomination of Candidates

Nomination of Candidates.

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(8) The Commission shall atleast two days before delivering its decision publicly announce the time anddate when its decision shall be delivered. The decision shall be delivered inwriting and shall contain the grounds upon which it is based. The Commissionshall cause such decision to be posted up in a public place at its office whereany person interested may view it:

(9) Where the decision ofthe Commission does not uphold the objection, it shall be final. Where thedecision upholds the objection the candidate may contest the decision by filingan application in contestation with the Commission before the Court of Appealwithin twenty four hours of the delivery of the decision by the Commission. The Court o f Appealshall hear such applications with urgency and shall determine the same beforethe time when in terms of article 49 the Commission is to start printing theballot papers.

Ministry for Justice, Justice Services

http://www.justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=8824&l=1 as retrieved on26-09-13.

Information sheet of Maltajudiciary:

The Court of Appeal is the final appellate court in Malta in civil matters. Unlikein some other jurisdictions, which have a two-tier appeal system (with thesecond appellate court usually called Court of Cassation or Supreme Court),Malta (like Cyprus) has only a one tier system of appeal.

MaltaJudiciary official-web-page,

http://judiciarymalta.gov.mt/court-of-appeal

http://judiciarymalta.gov.mt/court-structure as retrieved on2013-10-17.

OSCE/ODIHRElection Assessment Mission Final Report, Parliamentary Elections Republic ofMalta, (2013-03-09)

XIII. COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS

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Objections to candidatenominations should be filed with the EC within two days of the expiration ofthe deadline for receipt of nominations and the Court of Appeal examinesappeals against EC decisions that uphold objections against candidatenominations.

Office for DemocraticInstitutions and Human Rights,