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

3. Nature of EMB 4. Name of the Document viz Electoral Photo
Independent Identity Card
Electoral card
4. No. of Members in EMB
Minimum 7 5. Voter turnout in last National Elections: Total,
Percentage
5. Terms of office0 79.54%
2 years
6. Voting Method
6. EMB Members selected by Electronic Voting Machine
Supreme Court; Superior Court; President
7. Audit Trail
7. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority Implemented
EMB
8. Voting Process
8. Names of Elections conducted by EMB Identity of voters is validated either through in-
Presidential elections, Legislative elections
person verification of documents or fingerprint
9. Names of the Other Bodies Related with the scanning (some of the EVMs have a fingerprint
Electoral Process in the country scanner). All the machines have an LCD screen to
The Electoral Justice is composed of the TSE, guide the voter, and a numeric keypad to enable
the TREs, the judges and the electoral boards. her/him to cast the vote.
She is responsible for organizing all stages of the The electoral system allows audit of its election
Brazilian electoral process, from enlisting voters process in multiple phases. It includes reprinting
to diplomating elected candidates.
total number of votes each candidate received
10. Titles of Electoral Legislation(s) and comparing with the number of voters
Law No. 9504 registered in that polling station, checking whether
anything has been changed in the software used
(B) ELECTORAL PROCESS in each machine, etc. The electoral justice also
has parallel voting, where some polling stations
1. Total Population as on
212.3 Million (Feb. 2019) are randomly picked and machines are changed
for new ones. The electronic ballot boxes removed
2. Registered Electors as on go through a voting process to verify if all security
147.3 Million (Oct. 2018) aspects are still unadulterated and machines are
working accordingly as expected.
3. Method of voter registration
To get your title, you need to look for the nearest 9. Any Other Information
electoral office where you live. Bring with you an “Electoral Justice Accessibility Programme” to
official Brazilian ID (with name, affiliation, date of make elections more accessible, such as by
birth and nationality), proof of recent residence placing electoral wards in accessible buildings,
(last 3 months) and, for males, proof of discharge providing electoral staff that can communicate
with military service (requirement 1 July of the in sign-language, electronic voting machines
year in which it turns 18 until December 31 of accessible for blind voters, and saving the parking
the year in which it turns 45). Be sure to check if spots closer to the voting facilities for persons
attendance in your electoral zone requires prior with disabilities.
appointment. Now if you need a duplicate, you
can use the digital version of your title. Download
the e-Title app for your mobile phone (available
for Android or IOS) or get a new hard copy from
the electoral office.

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