JUST IN: House Committee Proposes Key Amendments to Improve Election Processes 

  A House committee has proposed significant constitutional amendments to improve election procedures, including an extension of the timeline for hearing presidential election petitions. In its report to the National Assembly, the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) supported a Judiciary request to extend the Supreme Court’s timeframe for resolving presidential election disputes from 14 to 21 days. This extension, the committee suggested, should be approved through a resolution by a majority in the National Assembly and in the Senate’s county delegations. The committee also recommended granting Parliament the authority to determine when to review electoral boundaries and rename constituencies, offering
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