The process of filing the nomination papers will begin on Wednesday. It is to be noted that, the announcement about the following has been shared by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
The details added that, the process of nominations will begin on Wednesday after 144 district returning officers (DROs) and 859 (ROs) across the nation to take their oath on Tuesday, to be followed by the issuance of the public notices to formally invite nominations.
Meanwhile, the ECP has further added about the Section 104 of the Elections Act, advising the political parties to submit priority list of their candidates on the seats reserved for women and non-Muslims on or before December 22.
As per the timeline already notified by the ECP, all prospective electoral candidates can file their nomination papers between December 20 and December 22.
The list of the party may contain as many names of the additional candidates as a political party may deem necessary for contesting seats reserved for women and non-Muslims, to provide for any disqualification of candidates during the scrutiny of nomination papers or for the filling of any vacant seats during the term of an assembly.
While making the explanation on the oath-taking procedure, an official of the Election Commission of Pakistan said, “The provincial election commissioners would administer the oath to the DROs, who would then administer the oath to each RO and the assistant RO in their respective district.”
He added that, “Similarly, the ROs would administer the oath to each presiding officer under their jurisdiction; and the presiding officer would administer the oath to each member of polling staff under their jurisdiction and the presiding officer would administer the oath to each member of polling staff under their jurisdiction before the commencement of poll, and the head of the law enforcement agency or an officer authorized by him would administer the oath to each official of that agency deputed in connection with the election duty.”
