VII 3.7 Disputes arising from nominations...............................................................................................................91 3.8 Political Campaigns.....................................................................................................................................93 3.8.1 Electoral Code of Conduct................................................................................................................................ 93 3.8.2 Election Campaign Finance Regulation............................................................................................................ 96 CHAPTER 4 RESOLUTION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND COUNTY ELECTION PETITIONS....... 99 4.1 The Petition.................................................................................................................................................99 4.1.1 Pleadings.......................................................................................................................................................... 99 4.1.2 Import of Rule 8 on Form and Content of the Petition.....................................................................................100 4.1.3 Applicability of Article 159(2)(d) of the Constitution................................................................................... 102 4.2 The Response to the Petition.................................................................................................................... 105 4.3 Witness Affidavits.......................................................................................................................................... 105 4.4 Filing and Service of Election Petitions..................................................................................................... 108 Filing and Service of Petition outside the Prescribed Period..................................................................... 108 Consequences of Non-Service.................................................................................................................. 109 4.5 Security for Costs....................................................................................................................................... 110 4.6 Pre-Trial Conference and Directions........................................................................................................... 113 4.7 Interlocutory Applications and Reliefs........................................................................................................ 113 4.7.1 Requests for Particulars............................................................................................................................. 114 4.7.2 Amendment of Pleadings............................................................................................................................ 114 4.7.3 Further Affidavits and Additional Evidence......................................................................................................116 4.7.4 Withdrawal of Election Petitions and Substitution of Petitioners....................................................................117 4.7.5 Scrutiny and Recount.......................................................................................................................................119 4.7.6 Conservatory Orders, Stay of Proceedings and Related Reliefs......................................................................124 4.7.7 Recusal of Judges and Magistrates.................................................................................................................125 4.8 The Trial ......................................................................................................................................................127 4.8.1 Examination of witnesses............................................................................................................................... 127 4.8.2 Adjournments..................................................................................................................................................129 4.8.3 Evidential Matters............................................................................................................................................129 4.9 Judgments and Reliefs....................................................................................................................................137 4.10 Payment of Costs........................................................................................................................................142 4.11 Appeals to the High Court...........................................................................................................................145 4.12 Appeals to the Court of Appeal.................................................................................................................. 148 BENCH BOOK ON ELECTORAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION