Comoros
- Boundary Delimitation
- Direct Democracy
- Electoral Management
- Electoral Systems
- Legislative Framework
- Media and Elections
- Parties and Candidates
- Vote Counting
- Voter Education
- Voting Operations
- Voter Registration
Direct Democracy
DD01 Please provide information about the person completing the questionnaire.
a. Name and Title: Hanna Berheim
b. Job Title: Research Assistant
c. Organisation: International IDEA
Last updated: 2006-11-28 09:09:24 UTC
DD02 Which forms of direct democracy, if any, are currently possible at the national level?
Please check the glossary for the definition of the following terms:
a. Mandatory referendum
Source: The 2002 Constitution of the Union of the Comoros, article 3, 31 and 37
Last updated: 2006-11-28 09:17:58 UTC
DD03 What is the legal basis for mandatory referendums at the national level?
a. Constitutional
Source: The 2002 Constitution of the Union of the Comoros, article 3 and 37
Last updated: 2006-11-28 09:22:27 UTC
DD04 What is the legal basis for optional referendums at the national level?
e. Not applicable
Last updated: 2006-11-28 09:17:58 UTC
DD05 What is the legal basis for citizens' initiatives at the national level?
e. Not applicable
Last updated: 2006-11-28 09:17:58 UTC
DD06 What is the legal basis for agenda initiatives at the national level?
e. Not applicable
Last updated: 2006-11-28 09:17:58 UTC
DD07 What is the legal basis for recalls at the national level?
e. Not applicable
Last updated: 2006-11-28 09:17:58 UTC
DD27 What are the issues, if any, in relation to which referendums are mandatory at the national level?
a. Constitutional amendments
Source: The 2002 Constitution of the Union of the Comoros, article 37
Last updated: 2006-11-28 09:22:27 UTC
DD28 What are the issues, if any, in relation to which referendums are optional at the national level?
l. Not applicable
Last updated: 2006-11-28 09:21:28 UTC
DD31 Who can initiate a referendum at the national level?
g. Not applicable
Last updated: 2006-11-28 09:21:28 UTC
DD33 Who is responsible for drafting the optional referendum question?
g. Not applicable
Last updated: 2006-11-28 09:21:28 UTC
Electoral Management
EM01 Please provide the following contact information for the national electoral management body:
a. Name of Institution Independent National Electoral and Accreditation Commission
Last updated: 2007-02-21 09:30:06 UTC
EM06 The term of the members of the national electoral management body is:
c. For an unspecified period
Comments: c) The Independent National Electoral and Accreditation Commission
Source: International IDEA (2006) "Electoral Management Design"
Last updated: 2007-02-21 09:30:06 UTC
EM08 According to official sources, what was the estimated overall cost (in US dollars if available) of the most recent national elections?
Last updated: 2007-02-21 09:30:06 UTC
EM09 What was the total number of registered voters or, where there was no voter roll, the estimated number of eligible voters?
Last updated: 2007-02-21 09:30:06 UTC
Parties and Candidates
PC01 What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
b. Deposit requirement (specify amount)
Comments: b) deposit of 500 000 Comoran franc (equivalent of 1010 euros)
Source: IPU Parline database: http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2069.htm
Last updated: 2007-01-31 13:12:53 UTC
PC03 What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
a. Age
b. Citizenship
d. Residence
Comments: a) At least 30 years old for the candidacy at the national level; 25 years old for the regional level. d) Residence in Comoros for at least six months.
Source: IPU Parline database: http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2069.htm
Last updated: 2007-01-31 13:12:53 UTC
Voting Operations
VO04 Who can vote from outside the country?
a. Outside the country voting is not permitted
Comments: There is an Electoral Code reform draft in the Congress whose Article 4th considers the possibility to vote in referendums from abroad (Ago 30th, 2006).
Source: International IDEA research, January 2007
Last updated: 2007-02-02 09:25:16 UTC
VO05 If voting outside the country is permitted, at what places?
g. Not applicable
Source: International IDEA research, January 2007
Last updated: 2007-02-02 09:25:16 UTC
VO10 Is there a maximum allowable voter capacity of a polling station for the national elections?
Last updated: 2007-02-02 09:25:16 UTC
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