Page 139 - A READY RECKONER

Brief Profiles of Countries, EMBs and Partner Organisations of A-WEB

Tanzania Mainland and 50 from Tanzania Zan- 7. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority
zibar; President
(ii) Five (5) Members of Parliament elected by 8. Names of Elections conducted by EMB
the House of Representatives (Zanzibar) from Presidential, Legislative Councillors
among its members;
9. Names of the Other Bodies Related with the
(iii) Not more than 10 Members of Parliament ap-
pointed by the President; Electoral Process in the country at National Level
with names of the Heads
(iv) The Attorney General; and National Electoral Commission (NEC) is responsi-

(v) The Speaker, if he/she is not elected from ble for constituency delimitation, voter registration,
amongst the Members of the Parliament. conduct of elections and publication of results; Di-
rector of Elections is the executive arm of the NEC.
(vi) Special Seats for Women Members of Parlia-
ment obtained through Proportional Repre- Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) is responsi-
sentation 113. ble for constituency delimitation, voter registration,
4. Popular House conduct of elections and publication of results and
Bunge is assisted by a Director of Elections.

5. Type of Electoral System 10. Titles of Electoral Legislation(s)
Plurality, whereby a candidate who obtains a high- National Elections Act, Cap. 343
er number of valid votes compared to any other
Candidate is declared as the Winner and Propor- Local Authorities (Elections) Act, Cap. 292
tional used to obtain Members of Parliament and (B) ELECTORAL PROCESS
Councillors Women Special Seats, FPTP in Zanzi-
bar Electoral Commission 1. Total Population
Total: 55.9 Million
PArt iii Male: 27.4 Million Female: 28.5 Million ( 2019)
ELECtorAL sYstEM
2. Registered Electors
Total: 23.1 Million (Oct., 2015)
(A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy
3. Name of the Document viz Electoral Photo
1. Name of the EMB(S) Identity Card
National Electoral Commission-NEC Zanzibar Voters’ Card
Electoral Commission-ZEC
4. Voter turnout in last National Elections
2. Website Address 67.34%
www.nec.go.tz , www.zec.go.tz
5. Voting Method
3. Nature of EMB Manual marking of Ballots
Independent
6. Voting Process
4. No. of Members in EMB The voter enters a polling station and submits
7 her/his Voter ID card to the Presiding Officer. The
Presiding officer reads the voter’s name loudly so
5. Terms of office that observers and party agents can hear it clearly.
5 Years
The Presiding officer gives three ballot papers to
6. EMB Members selected by the voter, i.e. for voting for President, Member of
President Parliament and Councilor, and demonstrates how
to fold the ballot after casting the vote. The vot-

AF-30 119

00 A-WEB Book-1.indb 119 18-09-2020 15:40:13