After Ruling on Petitions: Preparations For Campaigns Get Precision

After the administrative courts in the country finished ruling on the petitions with regard to the lists of candidates accepted or rejected by the Electoral Board of Elections Cameroon (ELECAM), another decisive phase in the election of Regional Councillors of December 6, 2020 is gradually getting to the apex.  This phase is the printing of campaign and the voting ballot papers by ELECAM.

The Director General of Elections in ELECAM, Erik Essousse had earlier called on political parties whose lists were accepted by the Electoral Board to submit at the institution’s headquarters in Yaounde, their colours, acronyms or symbols. In a separate release, he called on leaders of the lists of representatives of traditional rulers whose lists were accepted to submit their colours at the Divisional branches of ELECAM. All these, he said,  have to enable ELECAM print campaign and voting ballot papers in preparation for the election.

The ruling on petitions has given the leeway and precision on the political parties and lists of traditional rulers to take part in the election in each constituency. The administrative courts respected the provisions of Section 259 (2,3) of the Electoral Code which state that, “The petitions shall be lodged with the competent administrative court, within no more than five days of the notification of the rejection or acceptance decision. The court shall give a ruling within seven days of lodgement of the petition. Its decision shall be communicated forthwith to the Electoral Board for enforcement.” This implies that as from today, the Electoral Board of ELECAM will be receiving the notifications of the ruling on the petitions that will enable it  better prepare for the subsequently phases of the electoral process.