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die at any time before the close of the poll, the election shall be
postponed and a further period of not less than seven days from
the date of death of the candidate shall be allowed for
nomination of other candidates.
(3) The election postponed pursuant to subparagraph (1)
or(2) shall be held on such date as the Electoral
Commission may decide but, in any case, not later than thirty
days of the event specified in those subparagraphs which
occurred last and the candidates nominated pursuant to those
subparagraphs shall, notwithstanding their withdrawal, be
deemed to be the candidates for that election.
(4)
Where at any time between the close of the poll at
an election any the declaration of the result of the election a
candidate at the election dies the Electoral Commission shall
proceed with the count and declare the result of the election
notwithstanding the death of the candidate.
8.(1) Where in an election to the office of President three
or more candidates take part in any ballot and no candidate
receives more than fifty percent of the votes cast, then, if the
result of the ballot is that —
(a) all the candidates receive the same number of
votes;
(b) two or more candidates receive, equally, the
highest number of votes;
(c) one candidate receives the highest number of
votes and another candidate receives the
second highest number of votes; or
(d) one candidate receives the highest number of
votes and two or more candidates receive,
equally, the second highest number of votes,
only the candidates referred to in subparagraph (a),
subparagraph (b), subparagraph (c), or subparagraph (d)
as the case maybe, shall take part in the subsequent ballot and
the other candidates, if any, shall be eliminated.
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