The presidential election
A petition challenging the election of the President-elect is filed in the Supreme Court within seven days after the results are declared. The Supreme Court must hear and decide it within fourteen days after it is filed, and its decision is final. If the Court finds the election invalid, a fresh election is held within sixty days.
All other elections
Petitions about any other election (Governor, Senator, Woman Representative, MP or MCA) must be filed within twenty-eight days after the IEBC declares the results. Whether a person was validly elected to Parliament is decided by the High Court, within six months of the petition being lodged. Parliament sets the rest of the procedure by law.
What you can do as a voter
- Keep a photo of the results form posted at your polling station. It is public.
- Follow the official announcements from the IEBC, not screenshots from strangers.
- Disagree peacefully. The right to assemble and demonstrate is for peaceful and unarmed people.