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severe.

Disqualification from

from candidature for 10 years

will bring the penalised candidates beyond 1997. Let us

dis A

compare with cheating

in examination. A student who

cheats at a certain examination will have his score for

that particular examination nullified.

from

It is unheard of

that he will be barred for that examination for. the next

10 years.

for

example,

In addition, such legislation might bring certain

there might be a certain

conspiracies,

dignitary who does

Andy

not want a certain candidate to

however, give$ written

get

elected. He diliberately,

support

authorisation to the candidate to use his name in supp

has election activities. After the candidate put up

notices and print publicity literature, the dignitary

write in again to the candidate withdrawing his support

and instructing the candidate to produce some other

rectification notices and publicity materials. Such a

ploy not only does damage to the credibility of the candidate but also adds to his election expenses possibly

Hit the

to the extent to the ceiling on election

exceeded and the candidate is disqualified.

expenses

may

is

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