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| (1) The returning officer shall, immediately after the expiry of the nomination period, examine the nomination papers received by him and reject any nomination paper
| | (a) that has not been delivered in accordance with the provisions of subsection (4) or subsection (5) of section 13; or | | |
| | (b) that does not contain the total number of candidates required to be nominated in terms of section 13 ; or | | |
| | (c) in respect of which the deposit required under section 14 has not been made ; or | | |
| | (d) where the consent of one or more candidates nominated has not been endorsed on the nomination paper ; or | | |
| | (e) where the signature of the secretary in the case of a recognized political party, or of the group leader in the case of an independent group does not appear on the nomination paper or where such signature has not been attested as required by subsection (3) of section 13. | | |
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| (2) Where any nomination paper has been rejected by the returning officer under subsection (1), the returning officer shall inform the secretary of the recognized political party or the group leader, as the case may be, who had submitted such nomination paper the fact of such rejection. The decision of the returning officer to reject such nomination paper shall be final and conclusive. |
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