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Voter Registration

Kiribati Kiribati

VR001

Voting age
Question:What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer: c. 18
Comments:
Source: Article 64(1), Constitution of Kiribati https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Kiribati_2013
Verified: 2024/11/25
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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: Every citizen who is a person resident within an electoral district established by or under the Constitution, shall be entitled to be registered as an elector in the electoral district in which he is resident, and when so registered to vote at an election of a member of the Maneaba ni Mangatabu for that electoral district.
Source: Article 64(1), Constitution of Kiribati https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Kiribati_2013
Verified: 2020/05/01
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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 Electoral Commission shall have general responsibility for, and shall supervise, the registration of electors for the election of members of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu and the conduct of elections of such members and of referenda under this Constitution, and the Commission shall have such other functions relating to such registration, elections and referenda as may be prescribed.
Source: Article 63, Constitution of Kiribati https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Kiribati_2013
Verified: 2024/11/25
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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: Every person who desires and is entitled to be registered as an elector in any ward may make application in person to the Electoral Officer for the electoral district who shall, if he is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to be registered as an elector for the ward and is not registered as an elector in another ward, whether in that electoral district or elsewhere, enter the applicant's name and the date in the register of elections for that ward.
Source: Subsidiary Legislation: Elections Regulation Article 3 under Elections Ordinance http://www.paclii.org/ki/legis/consol_act/eo167.pdf
Verified: 2024/11/25
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