(1) Any Cameroonian citizen, of either sex, who enjoys the right
to vote, is entered on electoral registers, is aged 23 (twenty-three) years at the
date of the election, can read and write English or French and shows proof of
effective residence of at least 6 (six) months within the area of the council
concerned can be nominated as a candidate for municipal elections.
(2) Persons not resident within the area of the council concerned
may stand for municipal elections if they have a place of abode therein.
(3) Any alien who has acquired Cameroonian nationality by way of
naturalization shall be eligible only after a prescription period of 10 (ten) years,
with effect from the date of acquisition of such nationality.
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In force from 8 September 2026
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