Elections time-frame
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Elections Time-Frame
| Date | Election Process | Act |
| 10th/06/2009 - 9th/07/2009 | Demarcation of constituencies | Period proposed by RTCT |
| 10th/07/2009 | First publication of constituency demarcation | Article 39 (1) |
| 12th/07/2009 - 10th/08/2009 | Objections to constituencies demarcation | Article 39 (2) |
| 10th/08/2009 - 15th/08/2009 | Consideration of objections and proposals by NEC | Period recommended by RTCT |
| 16th/08/2009 | Second publication, including amendments of boundaries of geographical constituencies | Article 39 (3) |
| 17th/08/2009-30th/08/2009 | Submission of objections to courts | Article 40 |
| 31st/08/2009-6th/09/2009 | Courts’ decision on boundaries of geographical constituencies | |
| 7th/09/2009-12th/09/2009 | Amendments of constituencies’ boundaries after issuance of courts decisions Preparation of final draft of boundaries of constituencies | |
| 13th/09/2009-31st/10/2009 | Preparation for registration and training of participants in the elections process | |
| 1st/11/2009-30th/11/2009 | Registration period | |
| 1st/12/2009 | First publication of the register | |
| 2nd/12/2009-9th/12/2009 | Objections to the register | Article 24 (1) |
| 10th/12/2009-15th/12/2009 | Consideration of objections to the register | Article 24 (2) |
| 16th/12/2009 | Publication of amendments to the register | Article 24 (3) (8) |
| 1st/01/2010-5th/01/2010 | Consideration of amendments to the register | Article 24 (4) |
| 5th/01/2010 | Final publication of register | |
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| 6th/01/2010-16th/01/2010 | Candidates’ applications for nominations | |
| 16th/01/2010 | Closing date of nominations | Article 61 (1) |
| 17th/01/2010 | Publication of candidates’ names | |
| 18th/01/2010-25th/01/2010 | Appeals to courts by candidates whose nominations were rejected | Article 46 (1) |
| 26th/01/2010-1st/02/2010 | Courts decisions | Article 46 (2) |
| 2nd/02/2010 | Final publication of nominations | Article 47 |
| 3rd/02/2010 | Last day for withdrawal of nominations | Article 46 (2) Article 61 (1) |
| 4th/02/2010-4th/04/2010 | Election campaign period | Article 64 (1) |
| 5th/04/2010-12th/04/2010 | Polling, sorting and announcement of results | |
(source: NEC Website)