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Information campaigns performed by


Question:Who conducts information campaigns for national elections (informing where, when and how to register and/or vote)?
Answer(s): a. National Electoral Management Body
Comments: The National Electoral Commission is tasked by law to use the media to conduct civic and voter education.
Source: Electoral Law n.º 36/11 of 21 December 2011 regulating General Elections, art. 144 (1-b): http://www.tribunalconstitucional.ao/uploads/%7Bc46fa0b3-c947-4440-ae92-5f1a3a275d8a%7D.pdf (2017); Law n.º 12/12 of 13 April 2012 regulating the organisation and functioning of the National Electoral Commission, art. 6 (1-c): http://www.tribunalconstitucional.ao/uploads/%7Bc749c249-1c14-43bb-a49d-db985d718de6%7D.pdf (2017)
Verified: 2017/03/29
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Frequency of voter education programs


Question:At the national level, how often are voter education programs conducted?
Answer: a. Continuously
Comments: Through the National Electoral Commission Directorate of Civic and electoral Education
Source: Law n.º 12/12 of 13 April 2012 regulating the organisation and functioning of the National Electoral Commission, art. 24: http://www.tribunalconstitucional.ao/uploads/%7Bc749c249-1c14-43bb-a49d-db985d718de6%7D.pdf (2017)
Verified: 2017/03/29
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National civic education


Question:Is there a national civic education campaign (rights and responsibilities of citizens)?
Answer(s): b. Yes, conducted by the National Electoral Management Body
l. Other
Comments: The National Electoral Commission is tasked by law to conduct civic and voter education. The NEC coordinates the Directorate of Training, Civic and Electoral Education which carries out voter education programs.
Source: Electoral Law n.º 36/11 of 21 December 2011 regulating General Elections, art. 144 (1-b): http://www.tribunalconstitucional.ao/uploads/%7Bc46fa0b3-c947-4440-ae92-5f1a3a275d8a%7D.pdf (2017); Law n.º 12/12 of 13 April 2012 regulating the organisation and functioning of the National Electoral Commission, art. 24, 32 (1): http://www.tribunalconstitucional.ao/uploads/%7Bc749c249-1c14-43bb-a49d-db985d718de6%7D.pdf (2017)
Verified: 2017/03/29
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