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

4. No. of Members in EMB Process of Voting Voter ID Check => Voter receives
9 ballot paper(s) => Voter marks the ballot paper(s)
in the polling booth using the marking device pro-
5. Terms of office vided => Voter places the ballot into the ballot box
6 Years
End of Voting
6. EMB Members selected by 6 pm. However, when there are voters waiting in
President, National Assembly, Supreme Court line for voting at the closing time of voting, voters

7. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority are given a ticket number and cast their ballots be-
The Chairperson is elected by the Commission fore the polling station closes.

8. Names of Elections conducted by EMB 8. Method of Electoral Dispute Resolution
Presidential, National Assembly, provincial, Munic- Each type of election has a different form of elec-
ipal Elections toral dispute. For local elections, disputes are first
handled by the relevant election commission and
9. Titles of Electoral Legislation(s) then can be passed to the relevant local court. For
Public Official Election Act, Political Parties Act, Po- National Assembly and presidential elections, the
litical Funds Act Supreme Court deals with dispute resolution.
(B) ELECTORAL PROCESS 9. Pictures of Electoral Processes/Voter Education

1. Total Population
51.8 Milllion (Oct., 2019)
Male: 25.6 M Female: 25.8 M

2. Registered Electors
44 Million (Oct., 2018)

3. Method of voter registration
Passive (The heads of the local governments draw
up the voters lists using the resident registration
system. This process is overseen by the election
commissions)/

4. Name of the Document viz Electoral Photo
Identity Card
Any photographic ID issued by a government or-
ganization including a Resident Registration Card,
Driving License, Passport etc.

5. Voter turnout in last National Elections
66.2%
6. Voting Method
Manual marking of Ballots

7. Voting Process
Start of Voting
The voting starts at 6 am after polling station staff
check ballot boxes and the inside and outside of
polling station for defects with the attendance of
observers

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