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1) The document outlines Cameroon's electoral registration process. To register as an elector, one must be a Cameroonian aged 20 or older, registered on the electoral register, free of any legal disqualifications, and have resided in their council area for at least 6 months. 2) Upon registration, electors are issued a receipt but not a voter card. Several restrictions apply to ensure no one is registered in multiple places. Refusals to register must be justified. 3) Electoral registers are maintained annually from January 1st to August 31st. Voter cards are permanent but distributed 40 days before elections. Elections are convened by decree at least 90 days in advance and
Registration process ppt
- 3. Who is an Elector? ii
- 4. 1 • A Cameroonian either sex, • twenty (20) years , • registered on an electoral register • free from all cases of disqualification provided for by law. an Elector is…
- 5. 2 Every newly registered elector shall be issued a receipt bearing the date, place and registration number Which may not, be used in place of the voter card.
- 6. • Residing in the council for at least 6 (six) months. • At the express request of the elector with evidence that their name does not appear on any other electoral register. I - QUALIFICATION To register
- 7. REGISTRATION NCOMPATIBILITIES • No person may have their name entered on several register. • Any refusal to register an elector must be justified. • Whoever has been convicted of a felony. • Whoever has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment, without suspension, of more than three (3) months. • Whoever is subject to a warrant of arrest. • Whoever is an un-discharged bankrupt • Whoever is insane or of unsound mind. 4
- 8. About the Registration • Electoral registers shall commence on 1 January and end on 31 August of every year • The Director General of Elections shall be responsible for keeping the national electoral register. • Any political party, elector may petition the Electoral Board for any case of error no later than 6 (six) days before polling day, 5
- 9. VOTER CARDS • Voter cards shall be permanent. • The cards shall be distributed within a period of 40 (forty) days before the polling day 6
- 10. CONVENING THE ELECTORS • Electors shall be convened by Presidential decree • No less than 90 (ninety) days shall elapse between the date of publication of the convening decree and the day of election. • Polling shall take place on a Sunday or a day declared a public holiday and shall last a single day. • shall specify the time of opening and closing of polling stations. 7
- 11. PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS 8
- 12. ELECTION CAMPAIGN 9 • The election campaign shall open on the 15th (fifteenth) BEFORE and close at midnight on the eve of the election day. • Candidates may prepare circulars, manifestos or posters, at their own expense or that of the party presenting their candidatures. • Such circulars, shall be submitted in duplicate to Elections Cameroon for prior endorsement.
- 13. Specific Characteristics • In the absence of a meeting schedule, any public meeting organized as part of the election campaign must be declared with the Administrative Authorities and the branches of Elections Cameroon at least 24 (twenty-four) hours in advance, indicating the time and venue of the meeting. 10
- 14. POLLING STATIONS • There shall be one polling station for a maximum of 500 (five hundred) electors. • Every polling station shall be located in public premises or in premises open to the public. • The list of polling stations shall be forwarded to ELECAM for posting up at least 8 (eight) days before the day of election. 11
- 15. End For today Thanks for your Kind attention! 13
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- #8: SECTION 47,48
- #13: The term of office of municipal councillors shall commence on the day of the first session held as of right following the proclamation of the results of the election. The said session shall hold on the second Tuesday following the proclamation of results. SECTION 170.- (1) All the seats of municipal councillors shall be renewed every 5 (five) years at the same date.