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(6) If at an election of the President only one
candidate is nominated, so that such candidate is unopposed, the
Speaker shall declare that candidate to have been duly elected without
putting the question to the vote; the election being uncontested.
Procedure
at election.
55. (1) Subject to subsection (2) of section 54 of this
Constitution, the President shall be elected at a meeting of the
National Assembly by the members voting by secret ballot in such
manner as not to disclose how any particular member votes.
(2) The Speaker shall preside at a meeting of the
Assembly to elect a President. If the Speaker is not a Representative
or a Senator, he shall have neither an original nor a casting vote. If the
Speaker is performing the functions of the office of President under
subsection (1)(c) of section 59 of this Constitution, the Deputy
Speaker shall preside over the meeting, and shall have an original vote
but not a casting vote. If the Deputy Speaker is performing the
functions of the office of President under subsection (1)(d) of section
59 of this Constitution, the Clerk of the Assembly shall preside over
the meeting, but shall have neither an original nor a casting vote.
(3) Subject to this Chapter, the Assembly meeting to
elect a President may regulate its own procedure and may make
provision for the postponement or adjournment of its meetings and
such other provisions as may be necessary to meet any difficulties that
may arise in the carrying out of elections under this Chapter.
(4) Fourteen members of the Assembly shall
constitute a quorum of the Assembly for the purposes of this
section.
Nomination
of candidates.
56. A person shall not be a candidate for election as
President unless he is nominated for election by a nomination paper
which is-
(a) in accordance with subsection (2) of section
54 of this Constitution; and
(b) delivered to the Speaker or Deputy Speaker or
the Clerk, as the case may be, at least seven
days before the election.
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