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"No substantial modification shall be made to the electoral laws in the last six (6) months before the elections, except with the consent of a majority of Political actors."

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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. 2(1)

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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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No substantial change to the electoral law should be made within the six months prior to the election without the consent of a majority of political actors.