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3. Nature of EMB shall refuse the application and forthwith notify
Independent the applicant accordingly.
4. No. of Members in EMB 4. Within 14 days after the giving to the applicant
1 of a notice of refusal under subsection (3), the
applicant may require the Commissioner to
5. Terms of office refer the claim to a District Court.
3 years 5. The Commissioner shall notify the applicant of
6. EMB Members selected by the time and place appointed for the hearing of
Head of State the application by the District Court.
4. Voter turnout in last National Elections
7. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority 92.67%
Not applicable
5. Voting Method
8. Names of Elections conducted by EMB Manual marking of Ballots
Parliamentary election
6. Audit Trail
9. Titles of Electoral Legislation(s) Not implemented
ELECTORAL ACT 1963
7. Voting Process
(B) ELECTORAL PROCESS 1. The voter, having received a ballot paper,
1. Total Population as on shall immediately retire into 1 of the inner
0.19 Million (Feb. 2019) compartments provided for the purpose, and
shall there alone and secretly indicate on the
2. Registered Electors as on ballot paper the candidate or candidates for
0.11 Million (as of None) whom he or she desires to vote by marking
a cross in a square set opposite to the name
3. Method of voter registration of each: provided that no ballot paper is to be
Procedure following application for registration – rejected as informal that clearly indicates the
1. If the Commissioner is satisfied that a person candidate or candidates for whom the voter
who claims to be registered as a voter (whether intended to vote whether that indication is
by transfer from another territorial constituency made in the manner prescribed by this section
or from the urban voters’ roll or otherwise) is or otherwise.
qualified to be registered the Commissioner
shall within 5 days of the receipt of the claim 2. A voter shall, before leaving the inner
forthwith enter the name of the applicant on the compartment, fold his or her ballot paper so
appropriate roll. that the contents cannot be seen, and shall then
deposit it so folded in the ballot box.
2. If after making such inquiries as the
Commissioner thinks fit the Commissioner (C) ELECTION CALENDAR
has reason to believe that an applicant is not
qualified to be registered the Commissioner 1. Last Election Dates
shall within 5 days of receipt of the claim give 4 March 2016
notice in writing to the claimant setting forth the
particulars of which proof is required. 2. Future Election Date
March 2021
3. If the applicant fails to furnish proof of
his qualifications satisfactorily to the 3. Compulsory Voting
Commissioner within 10 days after the giving of No
notice under subsection (2), the Commissioner
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