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Haiti

Boundary Delimitation

BD01 Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
b. No, existing regional/provincial/other boundaries are used

Comments: International Mission for Monitoring Haitian Elections, final report 2006: "The territorial delineation process is based primarily on the 1987 Constitution and the Electoral Decree of February 3, 2005. The Constitution states that each municipal community constitutes an electoral district that elects a deputy, limits the number of senators to three per department and entrusts the organization and supervision of elections to the Permanent Electoral Council. The Electoral Decree determines the list of departments (10), electoral districts (99) and communes (139). Despite the 1987 Constitution (Chapter 2, Title V), the Electoral Decree list includes several electoral districts made up of two, and sometimes even three, communes. Except for the city of Port-au-Prince, nowhere else is there another large population cluster with more than one deputy. The Haitian legal context has two features that made it difficult in the past to achieve the objective of demographic equality of districts. On the one hand, the Constitution associates an equal number of elected members to territorial entities (three senators per department; one deputy per local community) with populations of sometimes very unequal sizes. On the other hand, the election laws do not specify the criteria to be used to create new districts. This legal void has had a negative impact. The majority of new districts formed between 1995 and 2005 (12 of 16) were created by dividing already over-represented districts, which emphasized the existing demographic imbalance among electoral units in Haiti."
Source: International Mission for Monitoring Haitian Elections, final report 2006: http://www.mieeh-immhe.ca/pdf/reportfeb7_e.pdf
Last updated: 2007-02-20 19:11:10 UTC

BD03 On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
d. Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries

Source: International Mission for Monitoring Haitian Elections, final report 2006: http://www.mieeh-immhe.ca/pdf/reportfeb7_e.pdf
Last updated: 2007-02-20 19:11:10 UTC

Electoral Management

EM01 Please provide the following contact information for the national electoral management body:

Comments: The EMB in charge of the 2006 elections were the Provisional Electoral Council. The information below refers to the elections in 2006 and might be out of date regarding future elections.
Source: See transitional provisions of the Haitian Constitution and Electoral Decree of February 2005.
Last updated: 2007-02-20 19:04:36 UTC

EM02 Does this national electoral body have the responsibility for elections at:
a. National level
b. Regional level
c. Local level

Source: International Mission for Monitoring Haitian Elections, final report 2006: http://www.mieeh-immhe.ca/pdf/reportfeb7_e.pdf
Last updated: 2007-02-20 19:04:36 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: 2007-02-20 19:04:36 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: 2007-02-20 19:04:36 UTC

EM10 What was the spending (in USD) per registered voter (NOT actual voters) or, where there was no voter roll, the estimated number of eligible voters at the last general elections?

Last updated: 2007-02-20 19:04:36 UTC

EM11 What are the approximate proportions (%) of total election expenditure for the last national elections devoted to the following?

Last updated: 2007-02-20 19:04:36 UTC

Electoral Systems

ES05 What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
d. Two-Round System

Last updated: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 09:45:45 GMT

Legislative Framework

LF04 Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
a. Voting is voluntary

Source: International IDEA Voter Turnout Website (http://www.idea.int/vt/)
Last updated: 2006-11-21 19:10:27 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 2,500 gourdes
Source: IPU Parline Database: http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2137.htm
Last updated: 2007-02-21 09:23:18 UTC

PC02 What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 2)?
b. Deposit requirement (specify amount)

Comments: b) Deposit of 3,750 gourdes.
Source: IPU Parline Database: http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2138.htm
Last updated: 2007-02-21 09:23:18 UTC

PC03 What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
a. Age
b. Citizenship
c. Country of birth
d. Residence
j. Other

Comments: a) 25 years; d) Residence in the constituency where running for at least two consecutive years; j) Full possession of civil and political rights. Ownership of real property or employment/trade in the constituency
Source: IPU Parline Database: http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2137.htm
Last updated: 2007-02-21 09:23:18 UTC

PC04 What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 2)?
a. Age
b. Citizenship
c. Country of birth
d. Residence
j. Other

Comments: a) 30 years: d) Residence in the department where running for at least four consecutive years; j) Ownership of real property or employment/trade in the department concerned. Full possession of civil and political rights
Source: IPU Parline Database: http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2138.htm
Last updated: 2007-02-21 09:23:18 UTC

PC08 Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
e. In both presidential and legislative elections

Source: International Mission for Monitoring Haitian Elections, 2006: http://www.mieeh-immhe.ca/pdf/reportfeb7_e.pdf
Last updated: 2007-02-21 09:23:18 UTC

PC12 Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
b. Direct

Source: International Mission for Monitoring Haitian Elections, 2006: http://www.mieeh-immhe.ca/pdf/reportfeb7_e.pdf
Last updated: 2007-02-21 09:23:18 UTC

PC15 What is the basis of the public funding?
a. Equal funding, regardless of size and previous performance
d. Based on number of candidates put forward in present election

Comments: a) Applies to presidential elections. d) Applies to legislative elections.
Source: International Mission for Monitoring Haitian Elections, 2006: http://www.mieeh-immhe.ca/pdf/reportfeb7_e.pdf
Last updated: 2007-02-21 09:23:18 UTC

PC17 Are political parties entitled to private funding?
a. Yes

Comments: International Mission for Monitoring Haitian Elections, 2006, http://www.mieeh-immhe.ca/pdf/reportfeb7_e.pdf: "Article 153 in the Electoral Decree of 2005 sets a ceiling of one million gourdes (US$24,000) per person and per election for private contributions to parties and stipulates that this contribution is tax-deductible for the donor."
Source: Electoral Decree of 2005, art. 153
Last updated: 2007-02-21 09:23:18 UTC

Vote Counting
VC04 Following the close of the voting, where are the votes first sorted and counted?
a. At the polling stations

Source: International Mission for Monitoring Haitian Elections, final report 2006: http://www.mieeh-immhe.ca/pdf/reportfeb7_e.pdf
Last updated: 2007-02-20 19:34:13 UTC

VC16 If preliminary results are announced, how long after the close of polls is this done?

Last updated: 2007-02-20 19:34:03 UTC

Voter Education

VE01 Who conducts voter education and information campaigns at the national elections (informing where, when and how to register and vote)?
a. National Electoral Management Body
g. NGOs/ Civic Organizations
k. Other

Comments: k) The Consortium for Civic Education (CPEC), which is made up of Provisional Election Council representatives, the UNDP and the electoral branch of MINUSTAH (the UN mission to Haiti). The CPEC played a central role in developing, funding and implementing civic education programs in Haiti.
Source: International Mission for Monitoring Haitian Elections, final report 2006: http://www.mieeh-immhe.ca/pdf/reportfeb7_e.pdf
Last updated: 2007-02-20 19:21:05 UTC

VE02 At the national level, how often are voter education programs conducted?
b. Election time only

Source: International Mission for Monitoring Haitian Elections, final report 2006: http://www.mieeh-immhe.ca/pdf/reportfeb7_e.pdf
Last updated: 2007-02-20 19:21:05 UTC

Voting Operations
VO03 Where can electors vote?
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections

Source: International Mission for Monitoring Haitian Elections, final report 2006: http://www.mieeh-immhe.ca/pdf/reportfeb7_e.pdf
Last updated: 2007-02-20 19:26:35 UTC

VO04 Who can vote from outside the country?
a. Outside the country voting is not permitted

Source: International IDEA research, January 2007
Last updated: 2007-02-02 09:40:48 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 09:40:48 UTC

VO10 Is there a maximum allowable voter capacity of a polling station for the national elections?

Last updated: 2007-02-02 09:40:48 UTC

VO11 How do electors cast their votes?
a. By manually marking the ballot

Source: International Mission for Monitoring Haitian Elections, final report 2006: http://www.mieeh-immhe.ca/pdf/reportfeb7_e.pdf
Last updated: 2007-02-20 19:26:35 UTC

VO12 How many staff are assigned to each polling station?

Last updated: 2007-02-02 09:40:48 UTC

VO13 Approximately how many hours of training were provided to the presiding polling officer for the most recent national elections?

Last updated: 2007-02-02 09:40:48 UTC

VO14 Approximately how many hours of training were provided to the other polling officials for the most recent national elections?

Last updated: 2007-02-02 09:40:48 UTC

Voter Registration

VR01 What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
c. 18

Comments: 18 years
Source: IPU Parline database: http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2137.htm
Last updated: 2007-02-20 19:24:17 UTC

VR02 Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
a. Citizenship
e. Other

Comments: e) Full political and civil rights
Source: IPU Parline database: http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2137.htm
Last updated: 2007-02-20 19:24:17 UTC

VR04 Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
d. Election Management Body (specify)

Comments: d) The Provisional Election Council
Source: International Mission for Monitoring Haitian Elections, final report 2006: http://www.mieeh-immhe.ca/pdf/reportfeb7_e.pdf
Last updated: 2007-02-20 19:24:17 UTC

VR08 Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
b. No

Source: Maria Gratschew, Voter turnout project, International IDEA
Last updated: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 12:07:21 GMT

VR09 Approximately what percentage (on the basis of cost) of registration supplies and equipment are obtained or produced within the country?

Last updated: 2007-01-31 16:37:02 UTC

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