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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1994

DEADLINE SECOND CALL

APPLICATIONS WILL BE CALLED FOR TWICE A YEAR WITH THE FOR THE FIRST CALL ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 AND THAT FOR THE ON MARCH 31, 1995.

THE LANGUAGE FUND VETTING SUB-COMMITTEE WILL MEET REGULARLY SOON AS SUFFICIENT ENTRIES HAVE AMASSED TO ENSURE TIMELY DECISIONS THE BIDS AND DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.

AS

ON

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE RESULT OF SUCCESSFUL BIDS FOR THE FIRST LOT OF APPLICATIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS EARLY AS IN OCTOBER 1994.

IN

PROPOSED ELECTION GUIDELINES REVISED

* * * * *

RESPONSE TO PUBLIC REPRESENTATIONS RECEIVED, ELECTION COMMISSION

REVISED THE PROPOSED ELECTION-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN A NUMBER OF AREAS.

AND

HAS

THE BOUNDARY GUIDELINES

ON

SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS ΤΟ THE GUIDELINES REQUIRING CORRESPONDING AMENDMENTS TO BE MADE TO THE BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCIES) REGULATION ARE

BE CONTAINED IN AN AMENDMENT REGULATION TO

TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

GAZETTED

FOR

THE BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION ( ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCIES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATION 1994 REQUIRES A CANDIDATE SEEKING NOMINATION TO A CONSTITUENCY OTHER THAN THE ONE WHICH HE IS

TO WITHDRAW HIS NOMINATED

NOMINATION FOR THE CONSTITUENCY BEFORE HIS SECOND NOMINATION IS ACCEPTED, TO LIKELY MISUNDERSTANDING THAT MAY ARISE,

FIRST CLEAR THE

IT

THE ENABLES

AVOID

COMMISSION TO EXEMPT SOME ELECTION ADVERTISEMENTS FROM THE REQUIREMENT THAT THEY BE SERIALLY NUMBERED

COMPLICATIONS THE

TECHNICAL LIKELY RISE IN PRINTING COST AND

ΤΟ

THAT MAY INCUR.

SO THAT BACK

THE REGULATION ALSO REVISES THE FORM OF BALLOT PAPER ITS NUMBER WILL BE PRINTED ON THE COUNTERFOIL, INSTEAD OF AT THE OF THE PAPER.

AFTER THE RECENT ENACTMENT OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CORRUPT AND PROVIDES FOR THE ILLEGAL PRACTICES ORDINANCE, THE REGULATION ALSO

THE

FOR, NOMINATION

OF, AND SET OUT

OBLIGATIONS AND APPOINTMENT PERSONS AUTHORISED TO INCUR ELECTION EXPENSES ON BEHALF OF CANDIDATES.

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