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| (1) Each nomination paper shall be delivered to the Commissioner at the place of nomination on the date of nomination between the hours of 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. by the candidate or the person who has signed his nomination paper- |
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| (2) The Commissioner shall as soon as practicable make a copy of each nomination paper received by him and display such copy on his notice-board outside the place of nomination. |
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| (3) The Commissioner shall on application made before the expiry of the time fixed for nominations under subsection (1) supply free of charge a nomination paper to any person ; but nothing in this Act shall be deemed to preclude the use of any form of nomination paper not supplied by the Commissioner, so long as such form does not differ substantially from form A set out in the First Schedule to this Act. |
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| | (a) Where it appears that there is any omission or clerical error in a nomination paper submitted under this section, then, the candidate or the person who has signed such nomination paper may make an application to the Commissioner before the expiry of the time fixed for nomination to correct such omission or error on such paper. | | |
| | (b) Where the Commissioner is satisfied that such omission or error is due to inadvertence, the Commissioner may allow such candidate or person to correct such omission or error in his presence. | | |
| | (c) For the purposes of this subsection, the omission of the name of a candidate, or the failure of a candidate to endorse his consent on a nomination paper, or the failure of the secretary of a recognized political party or the secretary of any other political party or an elector to sign a nomination paper or the failure of a Justice of the Peace or a notary public to attest such signature shall be deemed not to be an omission or a clerical error due to inadvertence. | | |
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