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Voter Registration

Fiji Fiji

VR001

Voting age
Question:What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer: c. 18
Comments: Every citizen who is or will be the age of 18 years and over on or before the date of the issue of the writ for the next election of members to Parliament, has the right to be registered as a voter. Every person who is registered as a voter has the right to vote in the election of members of Parliament. Every citizen who is registered as a voter and who is resident in Fiji on the day of the elections is entitled to vote in that election. If the person is not a resident of Fiji or is not present in Fiji on the day of the elections, but is the holder of a valid Fijian passport, is entitled to vote to the extent provided in any written law governing elections.
Source: Constitution, art. 55: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/FJ/fiji-constitution-2013/at_download/file (2014). Electoral Registration of Voters Decree, sec. 3 (1): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/FJ/fiji-registration-of-voters-decree-no.-54-of-2012/view (2014).
Verified: 2018/04/20
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VR002

Other voting requirements
Question:Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Answer(s): a. Citizenship
Comments: A person who has reached the age of 18 years and is a citizen of Fiji shall have the right to be registered as a voter.
Source: Constitution, sec. 55: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/FJ/fiji-constitution-2013/at_download/file (2014). Electoral Registration of Voters Decree, sec. 3 (1): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/FJ/fiji-registration-of-voters-decree-no.-54-of-2012/view (2014).
Verified: 2018/04/20
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VR004

Authority responsible for voter registration
Question:Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer: d. Election Management Body (specify)
Comments: The Fijian Electoral Commission has the responsibility for the registration of citizens as voters, and the regular revision of the Register of Voters.
Source: Constitution, art. 75 (2-a): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/FJ/fiji-constitution-2013/at_download/file (2014). Electoral Decree No. 11 of 2014, art. 3 (1-a): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/FJ/fiji-electoral-decree-no.-11-of-2014/at_download/file (2014).
Verified: 2018/04/20
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VR008

Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Question:Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: Constitution, sec. 55: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/FJ/fiji-constitution-2013/at_download/file (2014). Electoral Registration of Voters Decree, sec. 3 (1): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/FJ/fiji-registration-of-voters-decree-no.-54-of-2012/view (2014).
Verified: 2018/04/20
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