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(4)
Subject to clause (5) of this article, the term of office of the Presiding Member shall be two years and
he shall be eligible for re-election.
(5)
The Presiding Member shall cease to hold office whenever the Assembly by a majority of at least
two-thirds of all the members of the Assembly vote to remove him from office.
245 FUNCTIONS OF DISTRICT ASSEMBLIES
Parliament shall, by law, prescribe the functions of District Assemblies which shall include (a) the formulation and. execution of plans, programmes and strategies for the effective
mobilization of the resources necessary for the overall development of the district; and
(b) the levying and collection or taxes, rates, duties and fees.
246 TERM OF DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
(1)
Elections to the District Assemblies shall be held every four years except that such elections and
elections to Parliament shall be held at least six months apart.
(2)
Unless he resigns or dies or he earlier ceases to hold office under clause (3) of article 243 of this
Constitution, the term of office of the District Chief Executive shall be four years; and a person shall
not hold office as a District Chief Executive for more than two consecutive terms.
247 QUALIFICATIONS AND PROCEDURES
Subject to this Constitution, the qualifications for membership of a District Assembly, the procedures
of a District Assembly and other local government units lower than a District Assembly that may be
created, shall be provided for by law.
248 POLITICAL PARTIES AND CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS
(1)
A candidate seeking election to a District Assembly or any lower local government unit shall present
himself to the electorate as an individual, and shall not use any symbol associated with any political
party.
(2)
A political party shall not endorse, sponsor, offer a platform to or in any way campaign for or against a
candidate seeking election to a District Assembly or any lower local government unit.
249 REVOCATION OF MANDATE BY ELECTORATE
Subject to any procedure established by law, the mandate of a member of a District Assembly may be
revoked by the electorate or the appointing body.
Ghana 1992 (rev. 1996)
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