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





                  3. Nature of EMB                                           the  elections,  the  paper  copies  of  voter  lists  are
                      Independent                                            returned  to  the  local  executive  committees.  The
                                                                             law does not provide a possibility for cross-check-
                  4. No. of Members in EMB                                   ing  against  duplicate  registrations  before  or  on
                      12                                                     election  day,  resulting  in  inadequate  safeguards
                                                                             against multiple voting.
                  5. Terms of office
                      5 years                                            4. Voter turnout in last National Elections:
                                                                             80.80%
                  6. EMB Members selected by
                      President, Legislature                             5. Voting Method
                                                                             Ballot papers
                  7. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority
                      President                                          6. Audit Trail
                                                                             Not implemented
                  8. Appointment Authority of Members
                      President in agreement with the legislature        7. Voting Process
                                                                             Voters mark the ballot paper secretly in a specified
                  9. Names of Elections conducted by EMB                     room by putting any sign next to the name of their
                      Elections of the President of the Republic of Belar-   choice of candidate. They then put the paper in a
                      us, deputies of the House of Representatives and       ballot box.
                      members of the Council of the Republic, deputies       In Belarus, voters have to be at least 18 years old to
                      of local Councils of Deputies.                         participate in the parliamentary elections.

                10. Names of the Other Bodies Related with the               However, citizens who are declared legally incapa-
                   Electoral Process in the country                          ble by court or are serving prison sentence have
                      No                                                     no right to vote. For people unable to visit polling
                                                                             stations on the Election Day, due to health or oth-
                11. Titles of Electoral Legislation(s)                       er valid reasons, the precinct election commission
                      THE  ELECTORAL  CODE  OF  THE  REPUBLIC  OF            authorizes its members to organize voting at the
                      BELARUS February 11, 2000, No. 370-Z                   place of residence of these persons

                (B) ELECTORAL PROCESS


                  1. Total Population as on
                      9.4 Million (Feb. 2019)

                  2. Registered Electors as on Male Female
                      6.9 Million (Sept 2016)

                  3. Method of voter registration
                      Voter  registration  is  passive  and  decentralized.
                      Voter  lists  are  compiled  by  local  executive  com-
                      mittees and sent to the respective PECs. PECs are
                      responsible for verifying and updating voter lists,
                      including  through  door-to-door  checks,  but  no
                      information about these updates was publicized.
                      Voters could be added to lists by the PECs prior
                      to and on election day, by providing proof of res-
                      idence,  contrary  to  international  standards.  After




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