Section 49, The Public Elections Act, 2022

The Electoral Commission shall, after the appointment ofthe date for presidential election, under section 42, appoint such fit and proper persons to be- (a) Presiding Officers who shall be in charge of the polling in a polling station; Political party to nominate fresh Election of unopposed of Returning Officers, Presiding Officers, Polling Assistants, etc. 44. (1) The nomination of a presidential candidate shall be in writing in the form specified in the Third Schedule and shall be subscribed by - (a) the presidential candidate; (b) the candidate designated for the office of Vice- President by the presidential candidate in accordance with subsection (2) of section 54 of the Constitution; and (c) 3 executive members of the political party which nominated the presidential candidate. (2) A person shall not be qualified to be designated as a candidate for the office of Vice-President if he does not have the qualifications specified in subsection (2) of section 43. (3) The nomination papers of a presidential candidate shall be- (a) delivered by the presidential candidate to the Returning Officer on the day, time and place that shall be determined by the Returning Officer by order published in the Gazette. (b) accompanied with 2 statutory declarations in the form prescribed in the Fourth Schedule, made separately by the presidential candidate and the candidate designated by him for the office of Vice- President. (4) The Returning Officer for a presidential election shall be the Chairman of the Electoral Commission. 45. (1) A presidential candidate shall not be entitled to take part in a presidential election unless he has paid to the Returning Officer a non- refundable nomination fee prescribed by the Commission and based on the Nomination Fee Formulae as specified in the Eleventh Schedule. (2) The Returning Officer shall cause an official receipt to be issued in respect of a nomination fee paid under subsection (1). (3) A nomination fee shall be deemed to be duly paid if a presidential candidate deposits with the Returning Officer a written receipt issued by or on behalf of the Electoral Commission for the amount received for or on account of the candidate in respect of the nomination fee. (4) A nomination fee shall be paid on or before the date fixed by the Returning Officer in the order referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 44. 46. (1) The Returning Officer shall, upon the expiration of the time prescribed in paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 44 for the delivery by a presidential candidate of his nomination papers to the Returning Officer, immediately cause, by notice of nomination published in the Gazette and in any other manner as he may think fit, showing the full name, address and occupation of each presidential candidate together with the following particulars - (a) the name of the political party of which he is a member; and (b) the names, addresses and occupations of 3 executive members of the political party who nominated the presidential candidate. (2) A notice of nomination under subsection (1) shall direct that a citizen of Sierra Leone may lodge an objection, against the nomination of a presidential candidate but that the objection shall be lodged with the Supreme Court within 7 days of the publication of the notice of nomination. (3) An objection against the nomination of a presidential candidate shall be heard by the Supreme Court made up of 3 Justices whose decision shall be given within 30 days of the lodging of the objection. 26 27 Form for Presidential Presidential candidate to pay a fee. Publication of nomination. (b) polling centre Manager who shall be responsible for supervising the conduct of the polling process at a polling centre; (c) Polling Assistants who shall be under the direction of the Presiding Officers. (2) Where parliamentary elections are to be held at the same time as the presidential election, the Electoral Commission shall also appoint the Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers. (3) The appointment of a Returning Officer, Assistant Returning Officer and Presiding Officer shall be by notice published in the Gazette.