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

2. Website Address (B) ELECTORAL PROCESS
www.cne.gv.ao
1. Total Population
3. Nature of EMB 32.5 Million (Jul., 2020)
Independent
2. Registered Electors
4. No. of Members in EMB 9.3 Million (Oct., 2017)
11, members
3. Method of voter registration
5. Terms of office Biometric Voter Registration in Angola. Registrants
4 Years must present an identity document, expired or not,

6. EMB Members selected by such as: an identity card, passport, driver’s license,
The National Election Commission is composed residence card, refugee card from the High Com-
of eleven members: a) two citizens nominated missioner for Refugees, armed forces card, mil-
by the President of the Republic; b) six citizens itary registration passport or equivalent, or birth
nominated by an absolute majority of the Dep- certificate. In the absence of these documents
uties of the National Assembly, who are in active community members may vouch for the identity of
duty, as proposed by the parties with parliamenta- registrants. Successful registrants will be issued a
ry seats. Three shall be proposed by the majority voter card.
party or coalition and three by the other parties or 4. Name of the Document viz Electoral Photo
coalition of parties; c) a Justice of the Supreme Voter Card
Court elected by the Plenary of the respective Identity Card
Court; d) a representative of the Ministry of Terri-
torial Administration; e) a member of the National 5. Voter turnout in last National Elections
Council of Social communication elected by their 75.42%( 2017 elections)
other members
6. Voting Method
7. Appointing Authority of the Chairperson Manual marking of Ballots
The National Election Commission shall be presid-
ed over by one of the parties referred to in the pre- 7. Voting Process
ceding paragraph appointed by consensus by the 1. Before the start of the voting, the president of
National Assembly. the board, members and delegates of parties
verify the voting booth, the working documents,
8. Names of Elections conducted by EMB and show that all ballot boxes are empty
President of the Republic and the Deputies of the 2. When there are no irregularities, the president,
National Assembly.
secretary, examiners and party delegates vote
9. Names of the Other Bodies immediately.
The bodies of the National Election Commission 3. When voting starts, voter presents himself to
are Provincial the board of polling station for identification
using the voter’s card.
10. Related with the Electoral Process
Commissions, the Municipal Offices and the Com- 4. The board carries out the marking of the voter’s
munal Electoral Offices, whose authority as pro- card, perforating it manually and the voter’s
vided for in the Electoral Law law may be further name on the registry and the card number on
regulated by the National Election Commission. the list.
5. Once the voter has been identified, the examin-
11. Titles of Electoral Legislation(s)
Electoral Law 2004 A 155 er dips the voter’s right index finger in ink. The
president of the board hands out the ballot to

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