Veyvah

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The Edition | 3 weeks, 3 days ago | tense

Invalidated case of spotted ballot papers to Supreme Court

The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has appealed to the Supreme Court after the High Court voided three ballot papers in a local council election for Veyvah Council. The case was brought by Mohamed Nazeeh, a People's National Congress (PNC) candidate, against the Elections Commission. The three papers had markings initially deemed invalid but later declared valid after a re-examination of the vote box. The Elections Commission's lawyer argued the marks were printing dots, not voter-made. The High Court ruled the marks made the papers identifiable. An MDP candidate won by two votes. The appeal is now before the Supreme Court.

Atoll Times | 1 year, 9 months ago | neutral

SC accepts appeal in Veyvah council election dispute

The Supreme Court accepted an appeal against a High Court ruling that invalidated three ballot papers in the local council election for M. Veyvah. The disputed ballots, cast for MDP candidate Ahusan Naeem, contained small ink dots. Initially, Ahusan led with 121 votes against PNC candidate Mohamed Nazeeh's 119. After the High Court's 2-1 decision to reject the ballots, Nazeeh led 119 to 118. Judge Ibrahim Mahir dissented, stating the marks were likely minor ink splatters. The Supreme Court will review the appeal; no hearing date has been announced.