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Electoral commissions in West Africa : a comparative study
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Once all the votes from his zone are entered, the returning officer can organize the collation in presence of the representatives of the candidates. Wherever the elections last several days the collation cannot be done until the last day of elections. Candidates, returning officers, electoral agents and representatives of the candidates are allowed to watch the collation exercise. A candidate or his representatives may request that the vote be recounted. In the event of a vote tie, the returning officer reports to the commission which then recommends new elections. The returning officer takes the results and spoilt ballot papers back to the commission. Every candidate or representative who has any reservations with regards to the manner in which the operation was carried out can obtain a copy of the report from the returning officer before he forwards it to the commission. Once the results of the election are made available, the commission declares the final results. Marches or other gatherings organized within the scope of the campaign must receive the consent of the commission. Complaints on matters of violation of the rights of candidates and parties during the campaign are addressed to the commission. The commission produces a code of ethics(conduct) to be signed by all the candidates and political parties for the campaign period. Certain categories of people could lodge their complaints before the court room of the Supreme Court. A law can complement the constitutional provisions as regards the prerogative of the commission for the registration and dissolution of the political parties. The same is applicable for the management of parties by the commission including sanctioning of all associations posing as political parties without being duly registered as such. Applications for the establishment of political parties are addressed to 75