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(b) is a public officer, or is acting in any State or other public
office.
(3) Clause (2) (b) shall not apply to—
(a) the President;
(b) the Deputy President; or
(c) a member of Parliament.
Procedure at presidential election.
138. (1) If only one candidate for President is nominated, that
candidate shall be declared elected.
(2) If two or more candidates for President are nominated, an
election shall be held in each constituency.
(3) In a presidential election—
(a) all persons registered as voters for the purposes of
parliamentary elections are entitled to vote;
(b) the poll shall be taken by secret ballot on the day specified in
Article 101 (1) at the time, in the places and in the manner
prescribed under an Act of Parliament; and
(c) after counting the votes in the polling stations, the
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission shall tally
and verify the count and declare the result.
(4) A candidate shall be declared elected as President if the
candidate receives—
(a) more than half of all the votes cast in the election; and
(b) at least twenty-five per cent of the votes cast in each of more
than half of the counties.
(5) If no candidate is elected, a fresh election shall be held within
thirty days after the previous election and in that fresh election the only
candidates shall be—
(a) the candidate, or the candidates, who received the greatest
number of votes; and
(b) the candidate, or the candidates, who received the second
greatest number of votes.
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