ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Election Offences Act
4. Offences relating to multiple registration as a voter.
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
4. Offences relating to multiple registration as a voter.
(1)A person who—(a)being registered as a voter in a register of voters applies to be registered as a voter—(i)in any other register of voters, otherwise than in substitution of his subsisting registration; or(ii)in the same register of voters;(b)having applied to be registered in a register of voters which application has not been either granted or rejected, applies to be registered in the same register of voters or in another register of voters;(c)simultaneously makes two or more applications to be registered as a voter; or(d)having been disqualified by an election court, applies to be registered as a voter,commits an offence is liable on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one million shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.(2)Any person who commits an offence under subsection (1) shall, in addition to the penalty provided in subsection (1), not be eligible to vote in that election or in the next election.(3)A member or officer of the Commission or a person who aids another person to register as a voter more than once commits an offence and is liable on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one million shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.(4)A candidate who aids a person to register as a voter more than once, commits an offence and is liable on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one million shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both and shall not be eligible to contest in the ongoing general election.