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Electoral Bodies
- English1. There shall be a Chief Electoral Officer whose office shall be an office in the public service.
2. The functions of the Chief Electoral Officer shall be—
a. to register as electors the citizens of Lesotho who qualify to be registered as such;
b. to compile a general register of electors and constituency registers of electors for the several constituencies and to maintain such register or registers up to date;
c. to conduct elections of members of the National Assembly; and
d. to perform such other functions as may be conferred on him by or under any other law.
… (Sec. 68)
Electoral Bodies
- English(1) The following state institutions strengthen constitutional democracy in the Republic:
…
(f) The Electoral Commission.
… (Sec. 181)
Electoral Bodies
- English1. There shall be established an Electoral Commission, operating independently, without interference, which shall, on the basis of the electoral law , ensure that free and fair elections are held and administer their implementation; decide on issues raised in the course of the electoral process; and formulate and implement civic educational programmes relating to elections and other democratic procedures.
… (Art. 58)
Electoral Bodies
- English(1) There shall be an Electoral Commission of Namibia which shall be the exclusive body to direct, supervise, manage and control the conduct of elections and referenda, subject to this Constitution, and an Act of Parliament shall further define its powers, functions and duties.
… (Art. 94B)
Electoral Bodies
- English(1) There shall be an Electoral Commission of the United Republic ...
(6) The responsibilities of the Electoral Commission shall be:
(a) to supervise and co-ordinate the registration of voters in Presidential and Parliamentary elections in the United Republic;
(b) to supervise and co-ordinate the conduct of the Presidential and Parliamentary election;
(c) to review the boundaries and demarcate the United Republic into various areas for the purposes of Parliamentary elections;
(d) to supervise and co-ordinate the registration of voters and the conduct of the election of Councilors; and
(e) to perform any other functions in accordance with a law enacted by Parliament.
… (Art. 74)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishThe Electoral Commission shall have the following functions—
(a) to compile the register of voters and revise it at such periods as may be determined by law;
(b) to demarcate the electoral boundaries for both national and local government elections;
(c) to conduct and supervise all public elections and referenda;
(d) to educate the people on the electoral process and its purpose;
(e) to undertake programmes for the expansion of the registration of voters; and
(f) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed by law. (Art. 45)
Electoral Bodies
- English
The Courts and Tribunals see to the regularity of the electoral campaign and to the equality of candidates in the utilization of the means of propaganda, within the conditions determined by an organic law. (Art. 32)
- French
Les Cours et Tribunaux veillent à la régularité de la campagne électorale et à l’égalité des candidats pour l’utilisation des moyens de propagande, dans les conditions déterminées par une loi organique. (Art. 32)
Electoral Bodies
- EnglishThe following are the independent Commissions—
(a) the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission;
… (Sec. 232)
Electoral Bodies
- English
The Independent National Authority of Elections has as [its] mission to prepare, to organize, to administer and to supervise the presidential, legislative, [and] local elections as well as the operations of referendum.
The Independent National Authority of Elections exercises its missions on the operations of registration on the electoral lists and their revision, as well as the operations of preparation of the electoral operation, of the operations of voting, of counting and decides on electoral disputes, in accordance with the legislation in force.
It exercises its missions from the convocation of the electoral body until the announcement of the provisional results.
The Independent National Authority of Elections exercises its missions with transparency, with impartiality and neutrality. (Art. 202) - Arabic
تتولّى السلطة الوطنية المستقلة للانتخابات مهمة تحضير وتنظيم وتسيير الانتخابـات الرئاسية والتشريعية والمحلية وعمليات الاستفتاء والإشراف عليها.
تمارس السلطة الوطنية المستقلة لـلانـتـخـابـات عـمـلـيـات الـتسجـيـل في الـقـوائـم الانـتـخـابـيـة ومراجعتها، وعــمــلــيــات تحضيــر الــعـمـلـيـة الانـتـخـابـيـة، وعـمـلـيـات الـتصويت والـفـرز والـبت في النزاعات الانتخابية حسب التشريع الساري المفعول.
تمارس السلطة الوطنية المستقلة للانتخابات مهامها منذ تاريخ استدعاء الهيئة الانتخابية حتى إعلان النتائج المؤقتة للاقتراع.
تمارس السلطة الوطنية المستقلة للانتخابات مهامها في شفافية وحياد وعدم تحيّز. (المــادة 202) - French
L’Autorité nationale indépendante des élections a pour mission de préparer, d’organiser, de gérer et de superviser les élections présidentielles, législatives, locales, ainsi que les opérations de référendum.
L’Autorité nationale indépendante des élections exerce ses missions sur les opérations d’inscription sur les listes électorales et leur révision, ainsi que les opérations de préparation de l’opération électorale, des opérations de vote, de dépouillement et se prononce sur le contentieux électoral, conformément à la législation en vigueur.
Elle exerce ses missions depuis la convocation du corps électoral jusqu’à l’annonce des résultats provisoires.
L’Autorité nationale indépendante des élections exerce ses missions dans la transparence, avec impartialité et neutralité. (Art. 202)
Electoral Bodies
- English…
(11) The chairperson and vice-chairperson of a commission11 shall not be of the same gender.
… (Art. 250) - Swahili…
(11) Mwenyeketi na makamu mwenyekiti wa tume hawatakuwa wa jinsia moja.
… (Kifungu cha 250)