Timelines
- Declaration of Results: Limit of 7 Days after voting
- Filing of a petition to challenge the presidential election: Limit of 7 Days after the declaration of results
- Determination of petition: Limit of 14 Days after filing
- Fresh election after nullification: Limit 60 Days after the first election
- Timeline for a run-off: Within 30 Days of the first election
Assumption of Office:
- No Petition Filed: First Tuesday, 14 days after the declaration of the results
- Petition Filed: First Tuesday, 7 days after the court declares the election valid
SCENARIO 1: Clear Winner (50+1)/ No Run-Off Required/ No petition
-August 9, 2022, Elections held
-Results declared within 7 days
-President-elect Sworn-in
SCENARIO 2: Clear winner (50+1)/Petition Filed/election upheld
-August 9 Elections Held
-Results declared within 7 days
-Petition Filed 7 days after the declaration
-Supreme Court to determine the petition within 14 days
-President-elect Sworn-in if election validated by Supreme Court
SCENARIO 3: Petition Filed / Election Nullified (Fresh Elections)
-August 9 Elections Held
-Results declared within 7 days
-Petition Filed 7 days after the declaration
-Supreme Court to determine the petition within 14 days
-Fresh election after 60 days from the date election nullified
-Election results declared within 7 days
-President-elect sworn-in
SCENARIO 4: In the event of a run-off after fresh elections/ No clear winner/no petition
-Run-off Within 30 days from the date of declaration of results
-Run-off Results Declared within 7 days
-President-elect is sworn in
SCENARIO 5: In the event of a petition filed after the run-off/election validated
-Run-off Results Declared within 7 days
-Petition filed within 7 days after the declaration of results
-Supreme Court to determine the petition within 14 days
-President-elect Sworn-in if election validated by Supreme Court
SCENARIO 6: In the event run-off /Petition filed/election nullified
-Fresh Elections held 60 days after election nullification
-Fresh Election results declared
-Petition filed within 7 days after the declaration of Fresh election results
-Supreme Court to determine the petition within 14 days
-President-elect Sworn-in
Compiled by Amos Mabinda|Ronald Bett | The Standard Checkpoint
