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Zanzibar Zanzibar

PC001

Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Signature requirement (specify requirement)
b. Deposit requirement (specify amount)
f. Other
Comments: In order to be validly nominated to stand as a candidate for a constituency a person must be nominated in writing by not less than 25 voters of his party registered in the polling districts within the constituency for which he is a candidate. A candidate or one of the persons nominating him shall, at the time of delivering nomination paper, deposit with a Returning Officer such sum of money as may be prescribed by the Commission. No person shall be nominated as a candidate for election in more than one constituency, but any party may field any person to be a candidate in any constituency and such candidate may register and vote at such constituency.
Source: Electoral Act No. 11 of 1984 as amended, art. 46, 47, 48 http://www.temco.udsm.ac.tz/images/stories/Electral_Laws/ZANZIBAR-ELECTION-ACT-2010.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/04/05
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PC003

Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Age
b. Citizenship
f. Registration
i. Minimum level of literacy
j. Other
Comments: a) 21 years old; f) registration in a constituency as a voter; i) is able to read, but if he has an impaired vision or other physical infirmity is capable of speaking Kiswahili; j) is a member and candidate proposed by a political party.
Source: The Constitution of Zanzibar, art. 68 http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/tz/tz028en.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/04/05
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PC008

Independent candidates
Question:Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s): a. Neither in presidential nor legislative elections
Comments: A person cannot be qualified to be a candidate for presidential elections or elections to the House of Representatives unless he is a member and candidate proposed by a political party.
Source: The Constitution of Zanzibar, art. 26 (2), 68 (d) http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/tz/tz028en.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/04/05
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PC012

Public funding of parties
Question:Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s): b. Direct
c. Indirect
d. Other
Comments: The 1992 Parties Act describes the following as the five main sources of funds for registered political parties: • membership fees; • voluntary contributions; • the proceeds of any investment or project undertaken in which the party has an interest; • subventions from the government; and • donations and grants from any other sources.
Source: EISA Research Report: Parties and Political Development in Tanzania https://eisa.org.za/pdf/rr24.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/04/05
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PC015


Question:What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s): f. No information available
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2016/04/05
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PC017


Question:Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments:
Source: EISA Research Report: Parties and Political Development in Tanzania https://eisa.org.za/pdf/rr24.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/04/05
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