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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 c . Local level
Comments: Constitution, Art. 58 (1), : The Electoral Commission shall have general responsibility for, and shall supervise, the registration of electors for the election of members of Parliament and the conduct of elections of such members and the Commission shall have such powers and other functions relating to such registration and such elections as may be prescribed.
Organic Law on National and Local-level Government Elections (1997): Art, 73 (National Elections), Art. 234 (Local Government elections).
Source: Constitution of 1978 amended 2014, art 58, https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Solomon_Islands_2014.pdf?lang=en
Organic Law on National and Local-level Government Elections (1997), Part 5 , Section 73 (National Elections), Part 14, Section 234 (Local Government elections).
Verified: 2019/03/01
EM004
EMB budget determined by
Question: The budget of the national electoral management body is determined by:
Answer(s):
c . The legislature
Comments: Report of CW, Page 8: The Commission’s budget is drawn from the Consolidated Fund.
Constitution, Art. 100 (1): All revenues or other moneys raised or received by or for the purposes of the Government (not being revenues or other moneys that are payable by or under any law into some other fund established for any specific purpose or that may, by or under any law, be retained by the authority that received them for the purpose of defraying the expenses of that authority) shall be paid into and form one Consolidated Fund.
Source: Constitution of 1978 amended 2014, Art. 100, https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Solomon_Islands_2014.pdf?lang=en
Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group on Solomon Islands' National Parliamentary Elections of 4 August 2010, p. 8: http://bit.ly/1uI4Ja7 (2014).
Verified: 2019/03/01
EM005
EMB expenditures controlled by
Question: The expenditures of the national electoral management body are controlled by:
Answer(s):
d . A national government department
Comments: Constitution, Art 101 (1),: No money shall be issued from the Consolidated Fund except upon the authority of a warrant under the hand of the Minister of Finance.
Report CW: p.8.: The release of funds for the Commission’s programs is controlled by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Source: Constitution of 1978 amended 2014, Art. 100, https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Solomon_Islands_2014.pdf?lang=en
Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group on Solomon Islands' National Parliamentary Elections of 4 August 2010, p. 8: http://bit.ly/1uI4Ja7 (2014).
Verified: 2019/03/01
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: Art. 57 (3): Subject to the provision of the next following subsection, an appointed member of the Commission shall vacate his Office—
a. at the expiration of the period specified in the instrument by which he was
appointed; or
b. if any circumstances arise that, if he were not a member of the Commission,
would cause him to be disqualified from appointment as such.
Source: Constitution of 1978 amended 2014, Art. 57 (3), https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Solomon_Islands_2014.pdf?lang=en
Verified: 2019/03/01
EM012
Electoral Management model
Question: What is the Electoral Management model?
Answer:
b . Independent
Comments: About Electoral Commission Brochure: The Electoral Commission is an independent body established under the Solomon Islands Constitution.
Source: Official Website of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission: http://www.siec.gov.sb/index.php/voter-education/about-us.html (2019)
About the electoral commission brochure (2019): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/SB/solomon-islands-about-the-electoral-commission/view
Verified: 2019/03/01
EM013
Number of EMB members
Question: The EMB is composed of:
Answer:
a . 1 - 10 members (specify)
Comments: The Electoral Commission comprises:
a) a Chairperson and
b) two other members and
c) Chief Electoral Officer appointed under sec 57 A (amended 2018)
Source: Constitution of 1978 amended 2014, Art. 57 (2), https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Solomon_Islands_2014.pdf?lang=en
Constitution amended 2018: Art. 57A: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/SB/solomon-islands-constitution-amendment-2018
Verified: 2019/03/01
EM014
Membership based on
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected on the basis of their:
Answer:
c . Combination of partisanship and expertise
Comments: Art, 57 (6): Only the following persons are qualified to be appointed as appointed members of the Commission:
(a) a former Governor-General;
(b) a former Speaker;
(c) a retired judge;
(d) a former Member of Parliament
(e) a current or retired head of any religious organisation or of any civil society organisation
(f) a person who has held a distinguished career in the government or private sector
(g) a public officer of the permanent secretary level.
Art. 57 (7): The following persons are not qualified to be appointed as appointed members of the Commission:
(a) a member of or a candidate for election to:
(i) Parliament; or
(ii) a Provincial Assembly; or
(iii) the Honiara City Council; or
(b) a person who is a member of a political party registered under a law relating to political parties.
This article was modified in the constitutional amendment 2018.
Source: Constitution of 1978 amended 2014, Art. 57, https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Solomon_Islands_2014.pdf?lang=en
Constitution amended 2018: Art. 57 (6,7): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/SB/solomon-islands-constitution-amendment-2018
Verified: 2019/03/01
EM015
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected by:
Answer(s):
e . Legislature i . Other
Comments: The Chairperson of the Commission is the Speaker of Parliament, who is elected by each incoming Parliament.
The two other members as well as the Chief Electoral Officer (new position since 2018) are appointed by the Governor General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.
Art. 57 (5): At least one member of the Commission must be a woman. (added 2018)
Source: Constitution of 1978 amended 2018:
Art. 57 (3): The Governor-General may, acting on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, appoint the members mentioned in subsection (2)(a) and (b) (the "appointed members").
Art. 57A (3): The Governor-General may, acting on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, appoint a suitably qualified and experienced person as the Chief Electoral Officer.
Art. 57 (5): At least one member of the Commission must be a woman. (added 2018)
https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/SB/solomon-islands-constitution-amendment-2018
Verified: 2019/03/01
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