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Harare High Court
Edson Nyamapfeni v The Constituency Registrar Mberengwa East and The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and The Minister of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and Douglas Mombeshora and Clever Kugoti
HH 27-08
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
22 February 2008
Citation
HH 27-08
Neutral Citation
[2008] ZWHH 27
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Uchena J
Full Bench
Uchena J
Areas of Law
Electoral lawStatutory interpretation
Keywords
Nomination papersVoters rollTime reckoningElectoral ActInterpretation Act
Tags
Electoral nominationTime limitsProcedural compliance
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Electoral Act
- Electoral Act
- Electoral Act
- Interpretation Act
- Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appeal was filed within the four-day time limit prescribed by s 46(19)(c) of the Electoral Act","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appeal filed 20 February, rejection 15 February"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether Saturdays and Sundays should be excluded in reckoning the four-day period","issue_type":"statutory interpretation","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Time period included weekend days"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant's nomination papers were rejected by the first respondent because seven nominators' names could not be found on the voters roll. The appellant appealed to the Electoral Court on 20 February 2008, having been notified of rejection on 15 February 2008.
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