A Bill to grant provisions to extend the time period to submit an Election petition and to increase fines pertaining to elections has been gazette.
The gazette notification in this regard has been issued by the Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms.
Accordingly, the gazette proposes to amend the Local Authorities Elections ordinance (Chapter 262), the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981, the Presidential Elections Act, No. 15 of 1981 and the Provincial Councils Elections Act, No. 2 of 1988.