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Legislative Framework

Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe

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Status of Electoral Law
Question:What is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
Answer(s): b. Separate legislation
Comments:
Source: Electoral Law of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe n.º 11/90 of 26 November 1990:https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ST/sao-tome-e-principe-electoral-law; Law on the Right to Vote and Voter Registration n.º 5/96 of 20 June 1996, as amended (latest amendment - 2003); Law on Financing of Political Parties and Electoral Campaigns n.º 9/2004 of 30 December 2004; Law on Political Parties n.º 8/90 of 21 September 1990: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ST/sao-tome-e-principe-law-on-political-parties
Verified: 2021/06/18
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Electoral Law covers
Question:The national electoral law covers:
Answer(s): a. National elections
Comments: Presidential and legislative elections.
Source: Electoral Law of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe n.º 11/90 of 26 November 1990: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ST/sao-tome-e-principe-electoral-law
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Compulsory/voluntary voting
Question:Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
Answer(s): a. Voting is voluntary
Comments: All citizens of more than eighteen years have the right of suffrage, excepting incompetence as provided in the general law IDEA List of Compulsory Voting Countries: https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/voter-turnout/compulsory-voting (Sao Tome and Principe)
Source: Constitution, Art. 57: https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Sao_Tome_and_Principe_2003.pdf?lang=en
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Electoral Disputes Agency(ies)
Question:What are the agency(ies) responsible for the first level of formal electoral disputes?
Answer(s): a. Judiciary
d. Other
Comments: The Supreme Court of Justice and The District Counting Committee (Asambleia de Apuramento Distrital).
Source: Electoral Law of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe n.º 11/90 of 26 November 1990, art. 163, 164: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ST/sao-tome-e-principe-electoral-law
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