The Commission held a consultative meeting with representatives from political parties and independent candidates on 26 April 2022 to discuss timelines to submit lists of persons for President and Deputy President candidates and Governor and Deputy Governor candidates to the Commission.

“Political parties intending to present Presidential and Deputy Presidential candidates, through party primaries or direct nominations shall submit the names of the Presidential and Deputy Presidential candidates in the prescribed format to the Commission on or before Monday, 16 May, 2022,” read the gazette notice.

Similarly, Candidates intending to participate in this election as independent candidates and Political parties intending to present candidates through direct nominations or party primaries shall submit to the Commission the names of the County Governors and Deputy County Governors selected to contest in the election in the prescribed format on or before Monday 16 May, 2022.

The timelines for political parties to present names of persons nominated to contest in the General Election for Senator, County Women Member to the National Assembly, Member of National Assembly, and County Assembly Ward Member remains Thursday 28 April 2022.