paper if the candidate does not meet the qualifications or procedural requirements specified for election to that office. (3) The information contained in a nomination paper and affidavit shall be published by the Electoral Commission, as prescribed, (4) A person may challenge, before a court or tribunal, as prescribed, the nomination of a candidate within seven days of the close of nomination and the court shall hear the case within twenty-one days of its lodgement. (5) The processes specified in clauses (1) to (4) shall be completed at least thirty days before a general election. (6) Where a candidate dies, resigns or becomes disqualified in accordance with Article 70, 100 or 153 or a court disqualifies a candidate for corruption or malpractice, after the close of nominations and before the election date, the Electoral Commission shall cancel the election and require the filing of fresh nominations by eligible candidates and elections shall be held within thirty days of the filing of the fresh nominations, (emphasis added) [47] Article 52 generally provides for the nomination process which is an indispensable step in the electoral process. From clause (1) it is clear that Article 52 applies to all candidates vying for positions of President, Member of Parliament, Mayor and Councillor. Prospective candidates officially make known their intention to contest in upcoming elections by filing nomination papers and affidavits with the returning officer. The nomination papers and affidavits are prescribed in the Electoral Process (General) Regulations, 2016. [48] With respect to presidential candidates, the nomination paper and affidavit take the formats set out in GEN 2 and GEN 4 forms, respectively, of the schedule to the Electoral Process (General) J2O