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

2. Website Address (B) ELECTORAL PROCESS
www.ceni.bf
1. Population
3. Nature of EMB Total: 20.9 Million
Independent
2. Registered Electors
4. No. of Members in EMB Total: 5.5 Million (2017 elections)
Members: 15 (5 from opposition, 5 from majority
party, 5 from civil society). 3. Method of voter registration
(Biometric Voter Registration System) Registrants
5. Terms of office must present a passport, a national ID card, or a
5 Years military card. Successful registrants will be issued
a voter registration card.
6. EMB Members selected by
CENI members are nominated but must be ap-
pointed by a decree of the President

7. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority
The president of the CENI is elected by the mem-
bers of the commission from the representatives
of civil society.
8. Names of Elections conducted by EMB 4. Name of the Document viz Electoral Photo
Referendum, Presidential, Legislative and Munici- Identity Card
pal elections Carte d’Identité Nationale Burkinabè (CNIB)

9. Names of the Other Bodies Related with the [Burkinabé National Identity Card]
Electoral Process in the country at National Level 5. Voter turnout in last National Elections
with names of the Heads 49%(2017 elections)
No, The CENI is a permanent institution in charge
of organizing the entire electoral process from the 6. Voting Method
production of electoral lists to the announcement Manual marking of Ballots
of the provisional results.
7. Voting Process
In order to effectively carry out its missions the Art. 90 Electoral Code
CENI is decentralized at the local level through
branches called the Provincial Independent Elec-  Voters enter the polling station and use their vot-
toral Commission (CEPI) the Communal Indepen- er cards for verification
dent Electoral Commission (CECI) or the District  He receives a voting ballot and goes to the vot-
Independent Electoral Commission (CEIA). These ing booth, where he marks the ballot
branches consist of two representatives from the
majority, two from the opposition, and two from  Then folds the ballot and shows the president
civil society – a total of six members. of the polling station that he only has one ballot
before he is shown to the ballot box, where the
10. Titles of Electoral Legislation(s) voter inserts the ballot.
Law No. 21/98 / AN of May 7, 1998 8. Voter Education system for different category of

voters Best Practices
Voter Education by Communication Booth, and
Play performances on stage across the country

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