Section 219: Commission to conduct elections

219. Commission to conduct elections.—(1) The Commission shall conduct elections to the local governments under the applicable local government law, and the Rules framed thereunder, as may be applicable to a Province, cantonments 1[or Islamabad Capital Territory]. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the voting procedure for direct elections to the local governments in a Province, cantonments, 1[or Islamabad Capital Territory] shall be the same as provided for election to the Assemblies under this Act. (3) Subject to sub-section (4), the Commission shall, in consultation with the Federal or Provincial Government, make an announcement of the date or dates on which the elections to a local government shall be conducted in a Province, cantonment, Islamabad Capital Territory 1[* * *] or a part thereof. (4) The Commission shall hold elections to the local governments within one hundred and twenty days of the expiry of the term of the local governments of a Province, cantonment 1[or Islamabad Capital Territory]. (5) The Commission shall organize and conduct elections under this Chapter and shall make such arrangements as are necessary to ensure that the elections are conducted honestly, justly, fairly and in accordance with law and that the corrupt practices are guarded against. (6) The Commission may, by order in the official Gazette, make provisions for the conduct of local government elections if no provision or insufficient provision has been made under this Act or the Rules.

Effective date: 2017-10-02

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