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Solomon Islands Solomon 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): b. Deposit requirement (specify amount)
f. Other
Comments: Political Parties Integrity Act No. 9 of 2014, Art. 19: An application for registration of a political party shall be made to the Registrar of political parties and be accompanied by the prescribed fee. The application must also contain a Schedule of Member with no less than 250 members of the political party, all of whom must be registered as voters.
Source: Political Parties Integrity Act No. 9 of 2014, Art. 19: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/SB/solomon-islands-political-parties-integrity-act/view (2019).
Verified: 2019/03/01
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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
Comments: Art. 48: Subject to the provisions of the next following section, a person shall be qualified for election as a member of Parliament if, and shall not be so qualified unless— a. he is a citizen of Solomon Islands; and b. he has attained the age of twenty-one years.
Source: Constitution of 1978 amended 2014, Art. 48: https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Solomon_Islands_2014?lang=en (2019).
Verified: 2019/03/01
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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: National Parliament Electoral Provisions Act (2010 Consolidated Version), Art. 26 (1): Any person submitting himself for election, hereinafter referred to as a candidate, shall be nominated in writing by three electors ordinarily resident in the constituency for which he is a candidate and the persons making the nomination. Political Parties Integrity Act No. 9 of 2014, Art. 45(4) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a person may stand as an independent candidate, if he or she is duly nominated as such in accordance with the provisions of the National Parliament Electoral Provisions Act (Cap. 87).
Source: National Parliament Electoral Provisions Act (2010 Consolidated Version), sec. 26 (1): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/SB/solomon-islands-national-parliament-electoral-3/view (2014). Political Parties Integrity Act No. 9 of 2014, Art. 45 (4):http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/SB/solomon-islands-political-parties-integrity-act/view (2019).
Verified: 2019/03/01
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PC012

Public funding of parties
Question:Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s): b. Direct
Comments: Political Parties Integrity Act No. 9 of 2014, Art. 58 (l): A political party that contests an election is entitled to Entitlements claim from the Commission, after all its members have taken their oaths on parties of political the floor of Parliament, one or both of the following — (a) a temporary special measures grant of $10,000 payable annually for every woman elected into Parliament; and (b) an administration grant of $20,000 for each Member of Parliament of the political party, payable annually to the political party after submission of its annual financial report under section 61.
Source: Political Parties Integrity Act No. 9 of 2014, Art. 58 (1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/SB/solomon-islands-political-parties-integrity-act/view (2019).
Verified: 2019/03/01
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PC015


Question:What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s): c. Based on current legislative representation
e. Other
Comments: Political Parties Integrity Act No. 9 of 2014, Art. 58 (l): A political party that contests an election is entitled to Entitlements claim from the Commission, after all its members have taken their oaths on parties of political the floor of Parliament, one or both of the following — (a) a temporary special measures grant of $10,000 payable annually for every woman elected into Parliament; and (b) an administration grant of $20,000 for each Member of Parliament of the political party, payable annually to the political party after submission of its annual financial report under section 61.
Source: Political Parties Integrity Act No. 9 of 2014, Art. 58 (1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/SB/solomon-islands-political-parties-integrity-act/view (2019).
Verified: 2019/03/01
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PC017


Question:Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Political Parties Integrity Act No. 9 of 2014, Art. 59 (1): A political party shall, within 90 days after the close of the polling in an election, lodge with the Commission in the prescribed form a financial statement of donations received, including their sources, and election expenses.
Source: Political Parties Integrity Act No. 9 of 2014, Art. 59: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/SB/solomon-islands-political-parties-integrity-act/view (2019).
Verified: 2019/03/01
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