71. Application for avoidance of election on certain grounds

The election of a candidate as President is to be declared to be void on an application made to an Election Judge on any of the following grounds which may be proved to the satisfaction of the Election Judge:

that by reason of general bribery, general treating, or general intimidation, or other misconduct, or other circumstances, whether similar to those before enumerated or not, the majority of electors were or may have been prevented from electing the candidate whom they preferred;

non-compliance with the provisions of this Act relating to elections, if it appears that the election was not conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in those provisions and that the non‑compliance affected the result of the election;

that a corrupt practice or illegal practice was committed in connection with the election by the candidate or with his or her knowledge or consent or by any agent of the candidate;

that the candidate personally engaged a person as his or her election agent, or as a canvasser or agent, knowing that the person had, within 7 years prior to such engagement, been convicted or found guilty of a corrupt practice under this Act or the Parliamentary Elections Act 1954;

that the candidate was at the time of his or her election a person disqualified for election as President;

that the candidate intentionally or knowingly made a materially false or misleading statement of fact, or intentionally or knowingly failed to state a material fact, to the Presidential Elections Committee for the purpose of demonstrating his or her eligibility to be elected as President.