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

PArt iii an individual registers to vote in Cote d’Ivoire. In
the period immediately prior to the election, voter
ELECtorAL sYstEM cards will be issued to any registrant with proper
identification, and successful registrants will be
(A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy issued a voter card. In 2010, voter cards were dis-
tributed at a later date and 15% of individuals never
1. Name of the EMB(S) received their voter cards in time for the election.
Commission ElectoraleIndependante-CEI (Inde-
pendent Electoral Commissionof the republic of 4. Name of the Document viz Electoral Photo
Côte D’ivoire) Identity Card
Voter Card
2. Website Address
www.ceici.org 5. Voter turnout in last National Elections
50.80%
3. Nature of EMB
Independent 6. Voting Method
Manual marking of Ballots
4. No. of Members in EMB
15 7. Voting Process
Art 37 Electoral Law
5. Terms of office
6 Years  Voting takes place by means of a single ballot
paper supplied by the Election Commission
6. EMB Members selected by  The voter registered in the voter’s list has to
Council of Ministers show his voter card or national identity card to
verify identity and receives a ballot paper from
7. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority the presiding officers
Not specified by Legislation
 Voter goes into a booth and marks his ballot,
8. Names of Elections conducted by EMB returns with a folded ballot and puts inside the
Presidential, Senate, Legislative, Regional, Refer- ballot box
endum, General and Municipal Elections
 The record of his casting a vote is done by sign-
9. Names of the Other Bodies Related with the ing or marking with his left index finger on the list
Electoral Process in the country at National Level in the margin of his name
with names of the Heads  The voter’s left index finger is marked with indel-
No ible ink

10. Titles of Electoral Legislation(s) 8. Postal Vote
Law No. 2001-634 of 09 October 2001 Yes, By Ballot Papers

(B) ELECTORAL PROCESS 9. Pictures of Electoral Processes/Voter Education

1. Total Population
Total: 26.3 Million

2. Registered Electors
6.3 Million (Dec., 2016) Biometric tablets used for
registration and verification

3. Method of voter registration
There is very little available information on how

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