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Senators, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2)
of this section. Such a List may be referred to as a Party List.
A
Party List shall be so submitted on nomination day for the
respective general election.
(2) The Party List submitted by a political party to the
Electoral and Boundaries Commission shall include -
(a)
the names of the persons who shall
becandidatesforelectionas
Representatives in accordance with
section 99 of this Constitution ; and
ten or such other number of names of
the persons who shall be candidates
for election as Senators in accordance
with section 100 of this Constitution.
(b)
(3) If a Party List submitted by a party to the
Commission is reduced or depleted by death, or by the unavailability
of persons previously included on its List or for any other reason, that
party may add names to the List to replenish the List. The party
concerned shall inform the Commission accordingly, and the
Commission shall then notify the Speaker of the addition to the List.
(4) Until replaced, the Party List submitted by a party for
the most recent general election, as replenished pursuant to subsection
(3) of this section where appropriate, shall be the current Party List of
that party.
(5) The Speaker shall cause current Party Lists of the
parties to be published in the Official Gazette.
(6) In addition to the persons designated on a Party
List as candidates for election as Senators, all the persons
designated on that List as candidates for election as
Representatives shall be deemed to be and treated as persons
designated on that List as candidates for election as Senators. The
List shall be an open List. Persons who are elected as
Representatives shall not, while they are Representatives, be
eligible to be elected as Senators.
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