X 6.4.2 Timelines ........................................................................................................................................................188 6.4.3 Scope of an Election Appeal to the Supreme Court.........................................................................................188 CHAPTER 7 SELECTED ISSUES IN EDR........................................................................ 191 7.1 Joinder of Parties: Amici Curiae and Interested Parties..................................................................191 7.1.1 Amici curiae................................................................................................................................................ 191 7.1.2 Interested Parties.......................................................................................................................................193 7.2 Judicial Precedent.......................................................................................................................194 7.3 Special Interest Groups and Elections .......................................................................................... 197 7.4 Independent Candidates............................................................................................................. 202 7.5 Alternative Procedures and EDR................................................................................................. 203 7.6 Logistical and Administrative Matters: Roles of Deputy Registrars & Judicial Staff........................ 203 7.7 Use of Technology in Elections ...................................................................................................204 7.8 Electoral Offences and Irregularities........................................................................................... 209 7.8.1 The Law on Election Offences....................................................................................................................210 7.8.2 The Law on Electoral Irregularities................................................................................................................. 214 APPENDICES ...................................................................................................... 219 8.1 Timetable of Key Steps in Presidential Election Petitions...............................................................219 8.2 Timetable of Key Steps in Parliamentary and County Election Petitions and Party List Petitions.....221 8.3 Timetable of Key Steps in Appeals to the Court of Appeal............................................................. 223 8.4 Timetable of Key Steps in Appeals to the High Court.....................................................................224 8.5 Checklist for Parliamentary and County Election Petitions and Party List Petitions........................ 225 8.6 Checklist for Responses to Parliamentary and County Election Petitions and Party List Petitions... 226 8.7 Scrutiny of the Ballot Boxes - TEMPLATE A................................................................................... 227 BENCH BOOK ON ELECTORAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION