Section 47, The Public Elections Act, 2012

(1) Upon the expiration of the time published undersection 45 for the delivery by a presidential candidate of his nomination papers to the Returning Officer, the Returning Officer shall immediately cause to be published by Government Notice and in any other manner as he thinks fit, a notice of the nomination, 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 the candidate is a member; and (b) the names, addresses and occupations of three executive members of the political party who nominated the presidential candidate. (2) The Government Notice referred to in subsection (1) shall direct that any citizen of Sierra Leone may lodge an objection, if any, against the nomination of a presidential candidate but that the objection shall be lodged with the Supreme Court within seven days of the publication of the Government Notice. (3) An objection against the nomination of a presidential candidate shall be heard by the Supreme Court made up of three Justices whose decision shall be given within thirty days of the lodging of the objection. (4) Where the Supreme Court upholds an objection against a nomination, it shall declare the presidential candidate concerned to be disqualified from contesting the presidential election.