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THE CONDUCT OF GENERAL ELECTIONS ORDER, 2002.
1. Short title, extent and commencement.-(1) This Order may be called the Conduct of General Elections Order, 2002.
2[Senate,] National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies.
4. Conduct of General Elections.-Subject to the Election Commission Order, 2002 (C. E’s Order No. 1 of 2002) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Constitution, the Electoral Rolls Act, 1974 (XXI of 1974), the Delimitation of Constituencies Act, 1974 (XXXIV of 1974), 3[the Senate (Election) Act, 1975 (LI of 1975),] the Representation of the People Act, 1976 (LXXXV of 1976) and the Houses of Parliament and Provincial Assemblies (Elections) Order, 1977 (PPO No. 5 of 1977), or any other law for the time being in force, the Chief Election Commissioner or, as the case may be, the Election Commission shall take such steps and measures, including preparation of electoral rolls and delimitation of the constituencies, and adopt such procedure, do such acts, pass such orders, issue such directions and take all such ancillary, incidental and consequential steps as may be deemed necessary for effectively carrying out the elections for the members of the 3[Senate,] National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies in October, 2002.
4[5. Number of seats in the National Assembly.-(1) There shall be three hundred and forty-two seats of the members in the National Assembly, including seats reserved for women and non-Muslims.
(3) In addition to the number of seats referred to in clause (2), there shall be in the National Assembly ten seats reserved for non-Muslims as defined in Article 260 of the Constitution.
7. System of elections.-The elections for the members of the National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies shall be held on the basis of joint electorate.
9[7B. Status of Ahmadis etc. to remain unchanged.-Notwithstanding anything contained in the Electoral Rolls Act, 1974, (XXI of 1974), the Electoral Rolls, Rules, 1974, or any other law for the time being in force, including the Forms prescribed for preparation of electoral rolls on joint electorate basis in pursuance of Article 7 of the Conduct of General Elections Order, 2002 (Chief Executive’s Order No. 7 of 2002), the status of Quadiani Group or the Lahori Group (who call themselves ‘Ahmadis’ or by any other name) or a person who does not believe in the absolute and unqualified finality of the Prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him), the last of the prophets or claimed or claims to be a Prophet, in any sense of the word or of any description whatsoever, after Muhammad (peace be upon him) or recognizes such a claimant as a Prophet or a religious reformer shall remain the same as provided in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973.
7C.-If a person has got himself enrolled as voter and objection is filed before the Revising Authority notified under the Electoral Rolls Act, 1974, within ten days from issuance of the Conduct of General Elections (Second Amendment) Order, 2002, that such a voter is not a Muslim, the Revising Authority shall issue a notice to him to appear before it within fifteen days and require him to sign a declaration regarding his belief about the absolute and unqualified finality of the Prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) in Form-IV prescribed under the Electoral Rolls Rules, 1974. In case he refuses to sign the declaration as aforesaid, he shall be deemed to be a non-Muslim and his name shall be deleted from the joint electoral rolls and added to a supplementary list of voters in the same electoral area as non-Muslim. In case the voter does not turn up in spite of service of notice, an ex parte order may be passed against him.
8. Laws relating to election etc., to apply. – Notwithstanding anything contained in the Constitution, the Electoral Rolls Act, 1974 (XXI of 1974), the Delimitation of Constituencies Act, 1974 (XXXIV of 1974), 10[the Senate (Election) Act, 1975) (LI of 1975),] and the Representation of the People Act, 1976 (LXXXV of 1976) and any rules made thereunder, for the time being in force, shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with any provision of this Order, apply to the preparation and revision of electoral rolls, the delimitation of constituencies, the choosing of a member from the Federal Capital, the appointment of election tribunals and the conduct of elections to the 11[Senate,] National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies.
(e) four shall be elected by the members of each Provincial Assembly to represent technocrats and ulema.
Explanation.-For the purpose of this Article, the term “technocrats” defined in clause (d) of Article 2 shall include ulema.
(2) Election to fill seats in the Senate allocated to each Province shall be held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
Provided that the term of office of a person elected to fill a casual vacancy shall be the unexpired term of the member whose vacancy he has filled.
(j) he possesses such other qualifications as may be prescribed by an Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament).
(q) he is for the time being disqualified from being elected or chosen as a member of the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) or of a Provincial Assembly under any law for the time being in force.
8E. Objection against candidature.-Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in any law for the time being in force, any person or authority may object to the candidature of a person who has submitted nomination papers or whose name has been included in the party list submitted by a political party for election to a seat in the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) or a Provincial Assembly, before the Returning Officer within the period specified by the Election Commission for the scrutiny of nomination papers of candidates contesting elections for membership of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) and Provincial Assemblies.
8F. Party lists for reserved seats, etc.-(1) For the purpose of election to seats reserved for women and non-Muslims in the National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies, the political parties contesting election for such seats shall, within the period fixed by the Election Commission for submission of nomination papers, file separate lists of their candidates in order or priority for seats reserved for women and non-Muslims with the Chief Election Commissioner or, as he may direct, with the Provincial Election Commissioner, who shall forthwith cause such lists to be published for information of the public at large.
(2) The parties’ lists referred to in clause (1) may contain as many names of additional candidates as a political party may deem necessary for contesting seats reserved for women and non-Muslims to provide for any disqualification of candidates during scrutiny of nomination papers or for filling of any vacant seat during the terms of National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies, as the case may be.
(3) Where a seat reserved for women or non-Muslims in the National Assembly or a Provincial Assembly falls vacant for death, resignation or disqualification of a member, it shall be filled in by the next person in order of precedent from the party’s list of the candidate submitted to the Election Commission under clause (1).
(c) the fee required under any law for the time being in force for filing nomination papers.
9. Power to make rules.-(1) The President may make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Order.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for the procedure of election on the seats reserved for women and technocrats.
10. Removal of difficulties.-(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of this Order, the President may make such provisions for the removal of the difficulty as he may deem fit.
(2) For the purpose of bringing the provisions of the Constitution and of any of the laws relating to elections to the 15[Senate,] National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies into accord with the provisions of this Order, the President may by Order make such adaptations, modifications, additions or omissions as he may deem necessary or expedient.
(3) Any court, tribunal or authority empowered to enforce any of the laws referred to in clause (2) shall, notwithstanding that no adaptations have been made in such law by an Order made under that clause, construe the law with all such adaptations as are necessary to bring it into accord with the provisions of this Order.
1. Art. 2 of the Conduct of General Elections (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2002 (C.E.O. No. 21 of 2002), omitted the conjunction “and” at the end of clause (b) and substituted the a “semi colon” and the conjunctions “and” at the end of clause (c) of Art. 2 of the Order, and added a new clause (d) thereto, (w.e.f. July 31, 2002).
2. Art. 3 of the Conduct of General Elections (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2002 (C.E.O. No. 21 of 2002), inserted the said word and comma, in Art. 3 of the Order, (w.e.f. July 31, 2002).
3. Art. 4 of the Conduct of General Elections (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2002 (C.E.O. No. 21 of 2002), inserted the said words, brackets, commas, figures and letters after the brackets, letters, word, figure and comma “(XXXIV OF 1974),” and inserted the said word and comma after the words “members of the” in Art. 4 of the Order, (w.e.f. July 31, 2002).
“5. Number of seats in the National Assembly. – (1) There shall be three hundred and fifty-seven seats of the members in the National Assembly, including seats reserved for women and technocrats.
(3) Twelve seats are allocated to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
(d) the members to fill seats reserved for women and technocrats which are allocated to a Province under clause (1) shall be elected simultaneously through proportional representation system of open political parties lists of candidates on the basis of total votes secured by the candidates of each political party contesting elections to the general seats.
Provided also that where all the political parties individually secure less than ten per centum of the votes cast, then the first proviso shall have effect as if for the word “ten” therein the word “five were substituted.
5. Art. 2 of the Conduct of General Elections (Fifth Amendment) Order, 2002 (C.E.O. No. 23 of 2002), inserted the said words, in paragraph (e) of clause (4) of Art. 5 of the Order, (w.e.f. August 21, 2002).
6. Art. 2(i) of the Conduct of General Elections (Sixth Amendment) Order, 2002 (C.E.O. No. 30 of 2002), substituted a colon, in place of the semi colon at the end of sub clause (e) of clause (4) of Art. 5 and added the proviso thereto, (w.e.f. October 9, 2002).
7. Art. 2(ii) of the Conduct of General Elections (Sixth Amendment) Order, 2002 (C.E.O. No. 30 of 2002), substituted a colon, in place of the semi colon and the word “and”, at the end of sub clause (f) of clause (4) of Art. 5 and added the proviso thereto, (w.e.f. October 9, 2002).
(g) a political party securing less than five per centum of the total number of general seats in the National Assembly shall not be entitled to any seat reserved for women or non-Muslims.
Provided also that where all the political parties individually secure less than ten percent of the votes cast, then the first proviso shall have effect as if for the word “ten” therein the word “five” were substituted.
10. Art. 3(i) of the Conduct of General Elections (Sixth Amendment) Order, 2002 (C.E.O. No. 30 of 2002), substituted a colon, in place of the semi colon at the end of sub clause (d) of clause (2) of Art. 6 and added the proviso thereto, (w.e.f. October 9, 2002).
12. Art. 2 of the Conduct of General Elections (Amendment) Order, 2002, (C.E.O. No. 14 of 2002) inserted new Art. (7A), (w.e.f. May 14, 2002).
14. Art. 2 of the Conduct of General Elections (Second Amendment) Order, 2002 (C.E.O. No. 15 of 2002), inserted new Arts. (7B) and (7C), (w.e.f June 17, 2002).
15. Art. 8 of the Conduct of General Elections (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2002 (C.E.O. No. 21 of 2002), inserted the said words, brackets, commas, figures and letters after the brackets, letters, word, figure and comma “(XXXIV OF 1974),” in Art. 8 of the Order, (w.e.f. July 31, 2002).
16. Art. 8 of the Conduct of General Elections (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2002 (C.E.O. No. 21 of 2002), inserted the said word and comma after the words “elections to the” in Art. 8 of the Order, (w.e.f. July 31, 2002).
17. Article 2 of the Conduct of General Elections (…….Amendment) Order, 2002 (C.E.O. No. 17 of 2002), inserted new Art. (8A) in the Order, (w.e.f. July 25, 2002).
19. Art. 2 of the Conduct of General Elections (Eighth Amendment) Order, 2002, (C.E.O. No. 34 of 2002), inserted a new Art. (8AA), in the Order, (w.e.f. October 29, 2002).
20. Art. 10 of the Conduct of General Elections (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2002, (C.E.O. No. 21 of 2002), inserted new Arts. (8B), (8C), (8D), (8E), (8F) and (8G) in the Order, (w.e.f. July 31, 2002).
23. Art. 2 of the Conduct of General Elections (Ninth Amendment) Order, 2002, (C.E.O. No. 35 of 2002), substituted the said word, in place of the word “involving”, in sub clause (i) of clause (2) of Art. 8D, (w.e.f. November 6, 2002) and the said word shall be deemed to have always been so substituted.
24. Art. 2 of the Conduct of General Elections (7th Amendment) Order, 2002, (C.E.O. No. 31 of 2002), inserted a new Art. (8EE), in the Order, (w.e.f. October 19, 2002).
25. Art. 11 of the Conduct of General Elections (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2002 (C.E.O. No. 21 of 2002), inserted the said word and comma, in Art.10 of the Order, (w.e.f. July 31, 2002).
26. Art. 12 of the Conduct of General Elections (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2002 (C.E.O. No. 21 of 2002), inserted Art. 11 in the Order, (w.e.f. July 31, 2002).
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