Last instance body dealing with electoral disputes

Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Answer
Central Complaints Commission
Source

Election Law, 2014

http://iec.org.af/pdf/legalframework/law/electorallaw_eng.pdf

 

Filing and Recording Objection and Complaint

Article 63:

(1) Natural and legal persons may, within 48 hours ofthe publication of the preliminary list of candidates, file objections inregard to their ineligibility.

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(3) In case the complainant candidate may not besatisfied with the decision of the provincial complaint commission, he/she maypersonally or through his/her authorized representative file a writtenobjection with the Central Complaint Commission within 72 hours after thepublication of the decision.

(4) The Central Complaint Commission is obliged to re-investigatethe instances of the objection over the decision of its provincial commissions’decisions in the light of the documents and evidence, and issue its finaldecision.

(5) The Central Complaint Commission shall not delayadjudication of the complaints and challenges filed against the decisions ofits provincial commissions for more than a month after the Election Day.

(6) In case the time determined in the paragraphs 1, 2and 3 of this article coincides with holidays, the hours of the holidays shallbe deducted from the time determined.

Comment
Central Complaints Commission is the last instance body dealing with disputes related to candidate registration.
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