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Marshall Islands Marshall Islands

PC001

Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): h. Not applicable
Comments: Candidates run as individuals. No provisions for registration of political parties.
Source: Constitution; https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Marshall_Islands_1995 Elections and Referenda Act, as amended. https://rmiparliament.org/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1980/1980-0020/ElectionsandReferendaAct1980_5.pdf
Verified: 2023/10/12
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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
e. Citizenship of parents
g. Nationality group
j. Other
Comments: 21 years of age. Must have traditional land rights. Must have a mother or a father of Marshallese descent with "customary jowi."
Source: Constitution, art. 4 (3 & 4). Elections and Referenda Act, as amended, sec. 145 (6). https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Marshall_Islands_1995 https://rmiparliament.org/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1980/1980-0020/ElectionsandReferendaAct1980_5.pdf
Verified: 2023/10/12
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PC008

Independent candidates
Question:Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s): c. In legislative elections (Chamber 1)
Comments: Candidates run as individuals. No provisions for party affiliation requirement.
Source: Constitution; Elections and Referenda Act, as amended. https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Marshall_Islands_1995 https://rmiparliament.org/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1980/1980-0020/ElectionsandReferendaAct1980_5.pdf
Verified: 2023/10/12
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PC012

Public funding of parties
Question:Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s): a. No
Comments: No provisions regarding public funding of political parties in Electoral Law or Constitution.
Source: Constitution; Elections and Referenda Act, as amended; Elections Offenses Act, as amended. https://rmiparliament.org/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1980/1980-0020/ElectionsandReferendaAct1980_5.pdf https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Marshall_Islands_1995
Verified: 2023/10/12
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PC015


Question:What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s): g. Not applicable
Comments: There are no provisions for the public funding of political parties.
Source: Constitution; Elections and Referenda Act, as amended; Elections Offenses Act, as amended. https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Marshall_Islands_1995 https://rmiparliament.org/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1980/1980-0020/ElectionsandReferendaAct1980_5.pdf
Verified: 2023/10/12
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PC017


Question:Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Political Parties are not regulated by Electoral Law or the Constitution.
Source: Constitution; Elections and Referenda Act, as amended. https://rmiparliament.org/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1980/1980-0020/ElectionsandReferendaAct1980_5.pdf https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Marshall_Islands_1995
Verified: 2023/10/12
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