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What is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
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a Part of Constitution
b Separate legislation
c Decree
d Regulations or administrative rules
e Other
f No information available
g Not applicable
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What is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
total countries:
198
Answers # Countries
% Countries
Country List
a . Part of Constitution
123 62.1 %
United Arab Emirates ,
Albania ,
Armenia ,
Angola ,
American Samoa ,
Austria ,
Australia ,
Aruba ,
Azerbaijan ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Barbados ,
Bangladesh ,
Bulgaria ,
Bermuda ,
Bolivia ,
Botswana ,
Belarus ,
Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the ,
Congo (Brazzaville) ,
Switzerland ,
China ,
Colombia ,
Cyprus ,
Czech Republic ,
Germany ,
Denmark ,
Estonia ,
Egypt ,
Eritrea ,
Spain ,
Ethiopia ,
Finland ,
Fiji ,
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ,
France ,
Grenada ,
Georgia ,
French Guiana ,
Ghana ,
Gambia ,
Guadeloupe ,
Greece ,
Guam ,
Guyana ,
Croatia ,
Hungary ,
Indonesia ,
Ireland ,
India ,
Iran, Islamic Republic of ,
Iceland ,
Kenya ,
Kyrgyzstan ,
Korea, Republic of ,
Kazakhstan ,
Saint Lucia ,
Sri Lanka ,
Liberia ,
Lesotho ,
Lithuania ,
Luxembourg ,
Marshall Islands ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
Mongolia ,
Martinique ,
Mauritius ,
Maldives ,
Malawi ,
Malaysia ,
Mozambique ,
Namibia ,
New Caledonia ,
Netherlands ,
Norway ,
Nepal ,
Niue ,
Peru ,
French Polynesia ,
Papua New Guinea ,
Philippines ,
Pakistan ,
Poland ,
Portugal ,
Palau ,
Reunion ,
Romania ,
Russian Federation ,
Rwanda ,
Solomon Islands ,
Seychelles ,
Sweden ,
Singapore ,
Saint Helena ,
Slovenia ,
Slovakia ,
Sierra Leone ,
Somalia ,
Swaziland ,
Turks and Caicos Islands ,
Chad ,
Thailand ,
Tajikistan ,
Turkmenistan ,
Tunisia ,
Tonga ,
Turkey ,
Trinidad and Tobago ,
Tuvalu ,
Tanzania, United Republic of ,
Ukraine ,
Uganda ,
United States of America ,
Uruguay ,
Uzbekistan ,
Vanuatu ,
Wallis and Futuna ,
Samoa ,
Yemen ,
Mayotte ,
South Africa ,
Zambia ,
Zimbabwe ,
Zanzibar ,
b . Separate legislation
175 88.3 %
Andorra ,
Antigua and Barbuda ,
Albania ,
Armenia ,
Angola ,
Argentina ,
American Samoa ,
Austria ,
Australia ,
Aruba ,
Azerbaijan ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Barbados ,
Belgium ,
Burkina Faso ,
Bulgaria ,
Burundi ,
Benin ,
Bermuda ,
Bolivia ,
Brazil ,
Bahamas ,
Botswana ,
Belarus ,
Belize ,
Canada ,
Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the ,
Central African Republic ,
Congo (Brazzaville) ,
Switzerland ,
Cote d'Ivoire ,
Cook Islands ,
Chile ,
Cameroon ,
China ,
Colombia ,
Costa Rica ,
Cuba ,
Cape Verde ,
Cyprus ,
Czech Republic ,
Djibouti ,
Denmark ,
Dominica ,
Dominican Republic ,
Algeria ,
Ecuador ,
Estonia ,
Egypt ,
Eritrea ,
Spain ,
Finland ,
Fiji ,
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ,
Micronesia, Federated States of ,
France ,
Gabon ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
Grenada ,
Georgia ,
French Guiana ,
Gambia ,
Guinea ,
Guadeloupe ,
Greece ,
Guatemala ,
Guinea-Bissau ,
Hong Kong ,
Honduras ,
Croatia ,
Hungary ,
Indonesia ,
Ireland ,
Israel ,
India ,
Iraq ,
Iran, Islamic Republic of ,
Iceland ,
Italy ,
Jamaica ,
Jordan ,
Japan ,
Kenya ,
Kyrgyzstan ,
Cambodia ,
Saint Kitts and Nevis ,
Korea, Republic of ,
Kazakhstan ,
Lebanon ,
Saint Lucia ,
Sri Lanka ,
Liberia ,
Lesotho ,
Lithuania ,
Luxembourg ,
Latvia ,
Morocco ,
Moldova, Republic of ,
Madagascar ,
Marshall Islands ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
Mali ,
Mongolia ,
Martinique ,
Mauritania ,
Mauritius ,
Maldives ,
Malawi ,
Mexico ,
Malaysia ,
Mozambique ,
Namibia ,
New Caledonia ,
Niger ,
Nigeria ,
Nicaragua ,
Netherlands ,
Norway ,
Nepal ,
New Zealand ,
Panama ,
Peru ,
French Polynesia ,
Papua New Guinea ,
Philippines ,
Pakistan ,
Poland ,
Puerto Rico ,
Palestine ,
Portugal ,
Paraguay ,
Reunion ,
Romania ,
Russian Federation ,
Rwanda ,
Seychelles ,
Sudan ,
Sweden ,
Singapore ,
Saint Helena ,
Slovenia ,
Slovakia ,
San Marino ,
Senegal ,
Somalia ,
Sao Tome and Principe ,
El Salvador ,
Turks and Caicos Islands ,
Chad ,
Togo ,
Thailand ,
Timor-Leste ,
Turkmenistan ,
Tunisia ,
Tonga ,
Turkey ,
Trinidad and Tobago ,
Tuvalu ,
Taiwan ,
Tanzania, United Republic of ,
Ukraine ,
Uganda ,
Uzbekistan ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,
Venezuela ,
Viet Nam ,
Vanuatu ,
Wallis and Futuna ,
Samoa ,
Yemen ,
Mayotte ,
South Africa ,
Zambia ,
Zimbabwe ,
Zanzibar ,
c . Decree
18 9.0 %
Bahrain ,
Congo (Brazzaville) ,
Cote d'Ivoire ,
Germany ,
Georgia ,
Gambia ,
Guinea ,
Croatia ,
Hungary ,
Indonesia ,
Madagascar ,
Mali ,
Mauritania ,
Netherlands ,
Romania ,
Senegal ,
Chad ,
Thailand ,
d . Regulations or administrative rules
42 21.2 %
American Samoa ,
Australia ,
Aruba ,
Barbados ,
Czech Republic ,
Denmark ,
Estonia ,
Eritrea ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
Gambia ,
Guam ,
Hong Kong ,
Honduras ,
Croatia ,
Hungary ,
Ireland ,
Israel ,
India ,
Korea, Republic of ,
Liberia ,
Mauritania ,
Malaysia ,
Niue ,
New Zealand ,
Panama ,
Peru ,
Papua New Guinea ,
Philippines ,
Palau ,
Rwanda ,
Solomon Islands ,
Singapore ,
Sierra Leone ,
Senegal ,
Somalia ,
Thailand ,
Tuvalu ,
Uganda ,
Venezuela ,
South Africa ,
Zambia ,
Zimbabwe ,
e . Other
2 1.0 %
Georgia ,
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ,
f . No information available
6 3.0 %
Afghanistan ,
Anguilla ,
Western Sahara ,
Cayman Islands ,
Virgin Islands, British ,
Virgin Islands, U.S. ,
g . Not applicable
0 0.0 %
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