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

2. Website Address 4. Name of the Document viz Electoral Photo
www.iec.org.af, www.iecc.gov.af Identity Card
Afghan identity card (e-Tazkira)
3. Nature of EMB
Independent 5. Voter turnout in last National Elections
48.96%
4. No. of Members in EMB
7 Commissioners in IEC, 5 Commissioners in IECC 6. Voting Method
Manual marking of Ballots
5. Terms of office
5 Years for each EMB 7. Voting Process

6. EMB Members selected by Ballot papers are used for voting. Voters mark their
President ballots in secret behind a voting screen. The marked
ballots are then dropped in ballot boxes. The count-
7. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority ing of votes, thereafter, is done manually. In Afghan-
President istan, all citizens who are 18 years or above, have
valid voter IDs, and have not been deprived from
8. Names of Elections conducted by EMB their civil or political rights, have the right to vote.
Presidential, Parliamentary Elections There are separate polling centres with female staff

9. Names of the Other Bodies Related with the to encourage women to vote in elections.
Electoral Process 8. Method of electoral Dispute resolution
The Central Complaints Commission:- The Central A candidate or his/her monitor may file a complaint
Complaints Commission and its provincial com- during voting, counting and or within two working
missions may address the issues that fall within days after the Election Day in the center and prov-
the scope of their authorities in cases of existence inces. (3)The provincial complaint commissions
of any objections or complaints, and even in the are obliged to finalize and publish the results of
absence of any objection or complaint.
their investigations within 15 working days follow-
10. Titles of Electoral Legislation(s) ing the expiration of the deadline for filing and reg-
Election Law of 25 September 2016 istering of complaints and objections. (4) In case
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the complainant or the candidate is not satisfied
(B) ELECTORAL PROCESS with the decision of the provincial complaints com-
1. Total Population mission, he/she may personally or through his/her
51.3 Million (Oct., 2019) authorized representative file a written objection or
Male: 25.6 Million Female: 25.8 Million complaint with the Central Complaint Commission
within three working days after the publication of
2. Registered Electors the decision. (5) The Central Complaints Commis-
8.9 Million (Oct., 2018) sion is obliged to reinvestigate the instances of
objection over the decisions of its provincial com-
3. Method of voter registration missions in the light of documents and evidences,
The person eligible to vote has to personally ap- and issue its final decision. (6) The Central Com-
pear at the polling center, and register his/her plaints Commission may not delay adjudication
name in the voters list based on the citizenship of the complaints and objections filed against the
Tazkira (National ID) or document specified by the decisions of its provincial commissions for more
Commission for verification of his/her identity. (2) than fifteen (15) working days.
No person can register his/her name more than
once in the voters list. (3) The voter is obliged to 9. Voter Education system
vote at the poling center, where his/her name has Best practice materials from inclusive voter ed-
already been registered in the voters list of that ucation campaigns such as posters, pamphlets,
polling center. sample ballots and brochures are used.

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