67.
Organisation of elections.
(1) The Electoral Commission shall ensure that elections are held at
times fixed and notified in advance to the public.
(2) No candidate in an election shall be denied reasonable access and
use of State-owned communication media.
(3) All presidential candidates shall be given equal time and space on
the State-owned media to present their programmes to the people.
(4) Parliament shall make laws regulating the use of public resources
and institutions during election campaigns.
68.
Voting at elections and referenda.
(1) At a public election or referendum, voting shall, subject to the
provisions of this Constitution, be by secret ballot using one ballot box at
each polling station for all candidates in an election and for all sides in a
referendum.
(2) Immediately after the close of the poll, the presiding officer shall
proceed to count at the polling station, the ballot papers of that station and
record the votes cast in favour of each candidate or question.
(3) A candidate is entitled to be present in person or through his or
her representatives or polling agents at the polling station throughout the
period of voting, counting of the votes and ascertaining of the results of the
poll.
(4) The presiding officer, the candidates or their representatives and
in the case of a referendum, the sides contesting or their agents, if any, shall
sign and retain a copy of a declaration stating—
(a) the polling station;
(b) the number of votes cast in favour of each candidate or question,
and the presiding officer shall there and then, announce the results of the
voting at that polling station before communicating them to the returning
officer.
(5) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, an issue for
determination by a referendum shall be taken to be determined by a majority