Election Offences Act
2. Interpretation.
2. Interpretation.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"ballot box" means a transparent container with a slot on the top sufficient to accept a ballot paper in an election or in a referendum but which prevents access to the votes cast until the closing of the voting period;"ballot paper" means paper used to record the choice made by a voter and shall include an electronic version of a ballot paper or its equivalent for purposes of electronic voting;"candidate" means a person contesting for an elective post;"Commission" means the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission established under Article 88 of the Constitution;"constituency" means one of the constituencies into which Kenya is divided under Article 89 of the Constitution;"county" means one of the counties into which Kenya is divided under Article 6(1) of the Constitution and specified in the First Schedule to the Constitution;"election" means a presidential, parliamentary or county election and includes a by-election;"election court" means the Supreme Court in exercise of the jurisdiction conferred upon it by Article 163(3)(a) or the High Court in the exercise of the jurisdiction conferred upon it by Article 165 (3)(a) of the Constitution or the Resident Magistrate's Court designated by the Chief Justice in accordance with section 75 of the Elections Act (Cap. 7);"election period" means the period between the publication of a notice by the Commission for a presidential, parliamentary or county election under sections 14, 16, 17 and 19 of the Elections Act (Cap. 7) and the Gazettement of the election results;"referendum committee" has the meaning assigned to it under the Elections Act (Cap. 7);"Register of Voters" has the meaning assigned to it under the Elections Act (Cap. 7);"voter" means a person whose name is included in a current register of voters;"ward" means an electoral area within a county delimited in accordance with Article 89 of the Constitution.Source: Kenya Law