The place of nomination for the 2022 General Election is at the Fijian Elections Office, Saint Stephen’s Building at Victoria Parade, Suva. This is where you take your completed nomination documents.
There will be two (2) types of nomination forms for the 2022 General Election. Form One, is for Independent Candidate nominations and Form Two is for Political Party Candidate nominations. Both of these forms can be accessed on:
https://www.feo.org.fj/forms/
Nomination forms are to be accompanied with deposits of $1,000.00 for each Party candidate and $1,000.00 for each Independent candidate. Those who wish to register their nomination as Independent candidate must also present a list of 1000 supporters in the approved form along with their nomination form.
All candidates are also required to submit a recent passport size photograph in electronic copy in high quality resolution of 300ppi either in JPEG or PNG format and a certified true copy of their birth certificate.
When Nominations are lodged, they will be considered provisional until approved by the SOE. The approval process may take a number of hours. The Electoral Act does not allow for any changes or replacement of candidates after the close of Nominations at 12 noon.
If someone who is a registered voter knows that any candidate’s nomination does not comply with the legal requirements, then that person may object to the nomination.
The person objecting must complete and file the Objection Form [insert link] to the EC before 4.00 pm on the day following the close of nominations. A $100 fee must be paid for each objection that is lodged. So, for example if someone objects to two (2) candidates, the
fee is $200.
Any person who was nominated as a candidate but was rejected by the SoE may appeal the decision of the SoE to the EC. The person must complete the Appeals Form [link] and submit it to the EC before 4.00 pm on the day following the close of nominations.
Any candidate who wishes to withdraw his or her nomination form, can do so by providing a written notice to the Supervisor of Elections no later than 12.00pm on the day after the close of nominations.
If anyone withdraws their nomination after the close of nominations, then no new nominations may be made to replace them.
