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Electoral Act 1968

http://aceproject.org/regions-en/eisa/BW/Electoral%20Act%201968.pdf

Article 37

1. When any nomination paper is delivered and a receipt is produced in pursuance of the provisions of section 36, the candidate shall be deemed to stand nominated unless the returning officer decides that the nomination paper is invalid, or proof is given to the satisfaction of the returning officer of the death of the candidate, or he withdraws in accordance with section 38.

2. The returning officer shall not be entitled to hold a nomination paper invalid except on the following grounds, [?]

3. The returning officer?s decision that a candidate has been validly nominated shall be final and shall not be questioned in any legal proceedings except on an election petition.

Article 116

A petition complaining of an undue return or an undue election of a Member for any constituency by reason of want of qualification or by reason of disqualification, corrupt or illegal practice, irregularity, or by reason of any other cause whatsoever, may be presented to the High Court by.

(a) a voter in that constituency; or

(b) any person who was a candidate at such election:

Provided that a petitioner shall, before lodging his petition with the Registrar of the High Court, afford every person, other than the Member whose election or qualification is complained of (hereinafter referred to as 'the respondent'), who was a candidate at the election to which the petition relates an opportunity of becoming a party to the petition as a co-petitioner.