preservation of security in Zambia;
(c)
in the Public Service including an office to which Article 61
applies;
(d)
in the Teaching Service;
(e)
in any statutory body or any company or institution in which the
Government has any interest; or
(f)
prescribed in that behalf or under an Act of Parliament;
shall not be qualified for election as a member of the National
Assembly.
(8) In this Article, the reference to a sentence of imprisonment shall be
construed as not including a sentence of imprisonment the execution of
which is suspended or a sentence of imprisonment in default of payment
of a fine.
66. (1) Nominations for election to the National Assembly shall be
delivered to the Returning Officer appointed by the Electoral
Commission on such day and at such time and at such place as may be
prescribed by the Electoral Commission.
Nomination for
election to
National Assembly
(2) Any nomination for election to the National Assembly shall not be
valid unless(a)
the candidate has paid the election fees prescribed by or under an
Act of Parliament; and
(b)
the nomination is supported by not less than nine persons
registered as voters in the constituency in which the candidate is
standing for the purpose of elections to the National Assembly.
67. (1) When a vacancy occurs in the seat of a member of the National By-election for
National Assembly
Assembly as a result of the death or resignation of the member or by
virtue of Article 71, a by-election shall be held within ninety days after
the occurrence of the vacancy.