ELECTION LAW — Severance of Pleadings — Unattainted Paragraphs Cannot Sustain Petition Where Criminal Allegations Abandoned Sep 26, 2026 Election Law
ELECTION LAW — Petition — Political Party Cannot Be a Candidate — Section 137(1)(a) and (b) of Electoral Act 2010 Sep 26, 2026 Election Law
ELECTION LAW — Petition — No-Winner, No-Loser Situation — Not a Ground for Election Petition Sep 26, 2026 Election Law
ELECTION LAW — Non-Compliance — Substantial Effect on Result — Test for Nullification Sep 26, 2026 Election Law
ELECTION LAW — Non-Compliance — Section 139(1) of Electoral Act 2010 — Substantial Compliance Defence Sep 26, 2026 Election Law
ELECTION LAW — Non-Compliance — Requirement of Proof — Petitioner Must Prove Two Burdens Sep 26, 2026 Election Law
ELECTION LAW — Non-Compliance — Presumption of Regularity — Rebuttable Presumption Sep 26, 2026 Election Law
ELECTION LAW — Fair Hearing — Failure to Lead Proper Evidence — Recourse to Fair Hearing Discouraged Sep 26, 2026 Election Law
ELECTION LAW — Burden of Proof — Presumption of Regularity of Election Results Sep 26, 2026 Election Law
ELECTION LAW — Burden of Proof — Non-Compliance with Electoral Act — Burden on Petitioner to Prove Both Non-Compliance and Substantial Effect on Result Sep 26, 2026 Election Law