President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih ratified the Sixth Amendment to the Local Council Elections Act (Act No. 10/2010). The bill was passed by the Parliament on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at the 14th sitting of its third session.
The amendment stipulates that the Elections Commission (EC) must formally notify individual applicants of their candidature acceptance status in writing within five days of the application’s submission. It also outlines procedures for disputing the Election Commission’s decision on applicants’ eligibility.
The bill also stipulates that individuals wishing to challenge the Election Commission’s decision in court must wait until the five days granted to the Commission to communicate its judgement regarding the acceptance of the application have elapsed.
Following ratification, the act has been published in the Government’s Gazette.