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Electoral Management
EM002
Responsibility of national EMB
Question: Does the national electoral body have the responsibility for elections at:
Answer(s):
a . National level b . Regional level c . Local level
Comments: Article 1: Not later than six months after its convening, the Saeima shall establish a Central Election Commission as a permanently functioning public institution for the preparation and conducting of the Saeima elections, the European Parliament elections, City Council and Municipality Council elections, as well as a national referendum and initiation of legislation.
Source: Law: Law on the Central Election Commission as amended on 6 May 2010, art. 1: http://cvk.lv/pub/public/28127.html (2014)
Verified: 2014/10/09
EM004
EMB budget determined by
Question: The budget of the national electoral management body is determined by:
Answer(s):
c . The legislature
Comments: Electoral Law: Article 53: Costs arising from the preparation and holding of the elections shall be covered from the state budget.
Constitution: Article 66. Annually, before the commencement of each financial year, the Saeima shall determine the State Revenues and Expenditures Budget, the draft of which shall be submitted to the Saeima by the Cabinet.
Source: Electoral Law: The Saeima Election Law as in force on 19 July 2014, art. 53: http://cvk.lv/pub/public/30870.html?doc_print=1 (2014)
Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Latvia as amended on 8 April 2009, art. 66: http://legislationline.org/download/action/download/id/4777/file/Latvia_Constitution_am2009_en.pdf (2014)
Verified: 2014/10/09
EM005
EMB expenditures controlled by
Question: The expenditures of the national electoral management body are controlled by:
Answer(s):
g . Other
Comments: Costs arising from the preparation and holding of the elections are covered from the state budget, which is controlled by the State Audit Office. Thus, the body controlling expenditures of the national electoral management body is the State Audit Office, which is an independent, collegial, supreme audit institution in the Republic of Latvia, subject only to law.
Source: Electoral Law: The Saeima Election Law as in force on 19 July 2014, art. 53: http://cvk.lv/pub/public/30870.html?doc_print=1 (2014)
Law: State Audit Office Law as amended on 22 June 2005, sec. 1(1)-(2) & 2(1)(1).
Verified: 2014/10/09
EM006
Term of EMB members
Question: The term of the members of the national electoral management body is:
Answer:
b . For a specified number of years
Comments: 4 years.
Law: Article 1: Not later than six months after its convening, the Saeima shall establish a Central Election Commission as a permanently functioning public institution.
Constitution: Article 10. The Saeima shall be elected for a term of four years.
Source: Law: Law on the Central Election Commission as amended on 6 May 2010, art. 1: http://cvk.lv/pub/public/28127.html (2014)
Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Latvia as amended on 8 April 2009, art. 10: http://legislationline.org/download/action/download/id/4777/file/Latvia_Constitution_am2009_en.pdf (2014)
Verified: 2014/10/09
EM012
Electoral Management model
Question: What is the Electoral Management model?
Answer:
b . Independent
Comments:
Source: Electoral Management Design: The International IDEA Handbook (http://www.idea.int/publications/emd/upload/EMD_Annex_A.pdf)
Verified: 2014/10/02
EM013
Number of EMB members
Question: The EMB is composed of:
Answer:
a . 1 - 10 members (specify)
Comments: Article 2: The Central Election Commission shall consist of nine members who are voters.
Source: Law: Law on the Central Election Commission as amended on 6 May 2010, art. 2: http://cvk.lv/pub/public/28127.html (2014)
Verified: 2014/10/09
EM014
Membership based on
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected on the basis of their:
Answer:
c . Combination of partisanship and expertise
Comments: Article 2: The Saeima shall elect the Chairperson of the Central Election Commission and seven Commission members, and the Supreme Court, at its plenum, shall elect one Commission member from among the judges.
Source: Law: Law on the Central Election Commission as amended on 6 May 2010, art. 1: http://cvk.lv/pub/public/28127.html (2014)
Verified: 2014/10/09
EM015
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected by:
Answer(s):
e . Legislature f . Judiciary
Comments: The Saeima shall elect the Chairperson of the Central Election Commission and seven Commission members, and the Supreme Court, at its plenum, shall elect one Commission member from among the judges.
Source: Law: Law on the Central Election Commission as amended on 6 May 2010, art. 1: http://cvk.lv/pub/public/28127.html (2014)
Verified: 2014/10/09
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