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| (1) No candidate shall be nominated by means of more than three separate nomination papers. |
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| (2) Every nomination paper shall be substantially in form A set out in the First Schedule to this Act. |
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| | (a) Where any candidate is nominated by means of one nomination paper, such nomination paper shall be signed
| | | (i) where such candidate is nominated by a recognized political party, by the secretary of such party ; |
| (ii) where such candidate is nominated by any other political party, by the secretary of such party ; |
| (iii) where such candidate is nominated by an elector, by an elector whose name has been entered in any register of electors for the time being in operation. |
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| | (b) Where any candidate is nominated by means of more than one nomination paper, each such nomination paper shall be signed by the same person who has signed the nomination paper in accordance with paragraph (a) and where there is no compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, such candidate shall be deemed not to have been nominated. | | |
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| (4) The signature of the person signing any nomination paper shall be attested by a Justice of the Peace or by a notary public. |
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| (5) The written consent of each candidate to be nominated shall be endorsed on the nomination paper. |
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| (6) No person shall sign the nomination paper or papers in respect of more than one candidate, and if he does so, his signature shall be operative only in the case of the nomination paper or papers which were first delivered. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts