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"Adequate arrangements shall be made to hear and dispose of all petitions relating to the conduct of elections and announcement of results."
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ECOWAS: Protocol A/SP1/12/01 on Democracy and Good Governance Supplementary to the Protocol Relating to the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Security, art. 7

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Protocol A/SP1/12/01 on Democracy and Good Governance Supplementary to the Protocol Relating to the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Security

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  • Remedy should be available for complaints arising throughout the electoral process.
  • There should be impartial scrutiny of the counting process and access to judicial review.
  • Arrangements should be made to hear petitions related to the announcement of results.
  • The right to remedy is required in the context of elections, and the announcement of results.
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