Party Symbols

(1) The Commission shall keep a list of approved symbols on which it holds proprietary rights for allotment to political par­ties or independent candidates contesting an election.

(2) The Commission may reserve a symbol for a political party upon application therefor and a candidate put up to contest an election by that party shall be allotted that symbol by the Com­mission.

(3) An independent candidate contesting an election may choose any symbol not already allotted to any political party or independent candidate contesting that election from the approved list kept by the Commission.

(4) The Commission shall consult political parties and other entities when compiling the list of approved symbols and shall publish the approved list in the Gazette. The list may be revised as the Commission thinks fit.

(5) If a reserved symbol for a political party is subsequently claimed by different factions of that party, the Commission, in its sole discretion, shall decide whether the reserved symbol shall continue to be used by any of those factions.

(6) The symbol allotted to a candidate shall be printed on tl1e ballot paper opposite that candidate's name.

(7) In the event of any dispute arising regarding the allocation of any symbol under these rules, the decision of the Commission shall be final.