Elisabeth Isabel Valerio v Presiding Officer of the Nomination Court and 8 Others

HH 432-23

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

19 July 2023

Citation

HH 432-23

Neutral Citation

[2023] ZWHH 432

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Deme J

Full Bench

Deme J

Areas of Law

Electoral lawAdministrative law

Keywords

Nomination courtProof of paymentBanking systemPresidential election

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the forms on pages 35 and 36 constitute proof of payment","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Bank transfer documentation presented"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the appellant falls within the grouping of persons contemplated by the press statement issued on 22 June 2023","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant was rejected due to non-reflection of funds"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the appellant substantially complied with provisions of the nomination requirements","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant made transfer but funds not reflected same day"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant challenged the nomination court's decision to reject her presidential candidacy nomination papers on 21 June 2023, despite having made a bank transfer of the nomination fee. The funds reflected in ZEC's account the following day, but the nomination court still rejected her papers.

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