Maximum complaint time since occurrence or discovery
Malawi
Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Act 1993, 100
PART IX— ELECTIONPETITION IN RESPECT OF ELECTION TO OFFICE OF PRESIDENT
100(1) A complaint alleging an unduereturn or an undue election of a person to the office of President by reason ofirregularity or any other cause whatsoever shall be presented in a way ofpetition directly to the High Court within forty-eighthours, including Saturday, Sunday and a public holiday, of the declarationof the result of the election in the name of the person…
EU 2009EOM Report 21: In 2009 the Chief Justiceissued a practice direction abridging the time periods for these cases to bedealt with. The document stipulated the steps and timeframe for proceedings tobe respected by the High Court, Supreme Court of Appeal and the partiesinvolved to avoid unnecessary delays..........................................
