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

PArt iii  Show their Khmer Identity Card to the voter reg-

ELECtorAL sYstEM istration team;
 Have their right to vote as stipulated in Article 46
of the Law on Election of Members of the Na-
(A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy tional Assembly (LEMNA);

1. Name of the EMB(S)  Have not yet been registered to vote or have
The National Election Committee (NEC) already been registered in another commune/
Sangkat or have not yet been registered at any
2. Website Address place in the commune/Sangkat.
www.nec.gov.kh
After the voter list is validated, if a citizen dies or
3. Nature of EMB his/her right to vote has been temporarily deprived
Independent EMB since 1998, Constitutional since or his/her name is deleted from the voter list or has
2015 changed his/her actual residence or temporary
residence and moved to another commune/Sang-
4. No. of Members in EMB kat with supporting documents, the commune/
9 Sangkat clerk shall record the names of those citi-
zens in a separate list in a form determined by the
5. Terms of Office National Election Committee.
5 years
4. Name of the Document viz Electoral Photo
6. EMB Members Selected by Identity Card
The National Assembly
Khmer Identity Card
7. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority 5. Voter Turnout in Last National Election
The National Assembly
83.02%
8. Names of Elections Conducted by EMB 6. Voting Method
Senatorial Election, National Assembly Election, Manual marking of ballots
Capital/Provincial/Municipal/District/Khan Coun-
cil Election, Commune/Sangkat Council Election 7. Voting Process
At the polling station, a voter has to present her/his
9. Titles of Electoral Legislation(s)
relevant documents for identification to the polling
(B) ELECTORAL PROCESS officials. Upon confirmation, the voter gets a ballot
paper containing logo and name of political parties
1. Total Population running for the election.
Total: 15.3 Million (2019) Female: 7.8 Million The voter is required to mark on the ballot paper
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2. Registered Electors for only one political party of her/his choice. This
Total: 10.3 Million (Estimate 2020) 4 process is to be done in secret. The ballot paper is
then dropped in a ballot box and the voter’s finger
3. Method of Voter Registration is dipped with indelible ink.
In order to register to vote, citizens shall appear Voters who are handicapped can be assisted in
in person at their commune/Sangkat office or at voting by an adult or they can ask for the assis-
any place in the commune/Sangkat where they are tance of the chief of the polling station.
living as determined by the National Election Com-
mittee. 8. Voter Education System for Different Category of
Voters Best Practices
When appearing in person, citizens shall: NEC has produced voter educational materials

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