Section 141, The Public Elections Act, 2012

(1) Every election petition shall be tried by a Judge of the High Court in open court. (2) During the trial of an election petition, the High Court may order– (a) the inspection and production of any rejected ballot papers; (b) the opening of a sealed packet of counterfoils of used ballot papers; or (c) the inspection of any counted ballot papers; but in making and carrying into effect the order, care shall be taken that the way in which the vote of a particular person has been given shall not be disclosed until it has been proved that his vote was given and the vote has been declared by the High Court to be invalid. (3) At the conclusion of the trial, the High Court shall determine whether the person whose return or election is complained of was duly returned or elected, or whether the election was void, and shall certify that determination as provided in subsection (2) of 86 87 Questions as to elected members of Parliament to be determined by High Election valid unless questioned within twenty-one days of publication of Trial of petition. Presentation of election petition. section 136 where the question decided concerns an election to Parliament and where the election concerns an election to a local council, the High Court shall certify its determination to the Electoral Commission and to the Minister responsible for local government.