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Electoral Management
EM002
Responsibility of national EMB
Question: Does the national electoral body have the responsibility for elections at:
Answer(s):
a . National level b . Regional level c . Local level
Comments: Central Election Board is run by the Ministry of the Interior and all elections are run from the Ministry.
Article 7: (1) The Central Election Board shall be in charge of conducting elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic
Source: All electoral acts which are in force in the Czech Republic.
Czech Ministry of the Interior (2017)
https://www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/article/voting-in-elections.aspx
ACT NO. 247 On Elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic, and on Amendments of Certain Other Acts, Art. 7
Verified: 2018/02/16
EM004
EMB budget determined by
Question: The budget of the national electoral management body is determined by:
Answer(s):
c . The legislature
Comments: Electoral Law: Article 84/85: All expenditures of public administration bodies, local authorities, district election commissions, special district election commissions and embassies related to the elections to the Chamber of Deputies as well as all expenditures of public administration bodies, regions, local authorities and district election commissions related to the elections to the Senate shall be settled from the State Budget.
Constitution: Art. 42 (1) The Draft State Budget and the Draft Final State Budgetary Account shall be introduced by the Government.
(2) The aforesaid drafts shall be considered and decided upon at public meetings by the Chamber of Deputies alone.
Source: Constitution: Constitution of the Czech Republic of December 16, 1992 (Amended by Act No. 515/2002 Coll.), art. 42.
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Czech_Republic_2013?lang=en (2017)
Electoral Law: Act of Law 247/1995 Coll., on elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic (amended by 480/2006 Coll.), art. 84-85.
https://www.psp.cz/en/docs/laws/1995/247.html
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CZ/czech-republic-act-no.-247-on-elections-to-the/view
Verified: 2023/09/14
EM005
EMB expenditures controlled by
Question: The expenditures of the national electoral management body are controlled by:
Answer(s):
c . The legislature
Comments: The Chamber of Deputies considers and decides upon the State budget, from which the expenditures of the national electoral management body are settled.
Source: Constitution: Constitution of the Czech Republic of December 16, 1992 (Amended by Act No. 515/2002 Coll.), art. 42.
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Czech_Republic_2013?lang=en (2017)
Electoral Law: Act of Law 247/1995 Coll., on elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic (amended by 480/2006 Coll.), art. 84-85.
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CZ/czech-republic-act-no.-247-on-elections-to-the/view (2017)
Verified: 2023/09/14
EM006
Term of EMB members
Question: The term of the members of the national electoral management body is:
Answer:
c . For an unspecified period
Comments: This is with the exception of the Chairman of the SEC (State Election Commission), who is the Minister of the Interior. The other members are appointed by the Chairman from each ministry of the government and serve for an unspecified period.
Article 12: (4) The term of office of the Central Election Board shall have expired on the day on which a new Central Election Board in charge of the following elections to the Chamber of Delegates shall be constituted.
Source: Electoral Law: ZÁKON o volbách do zastupitelstev krajů a o změně některých zákonů, art. 8-12.
https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/2000-130
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CZ/czech-republic-act-no.-247-on-elections-to-the/view (2017)
Verified: 2023/09/14
EM012
Electoral Management model
Question: What is the Electoral Management model?
Answer:
a . Governmental
Comments:
Source: Electoral Management Design: The International IDEA Handbook (2006)
International IDEA web database: https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/91/54
Verified: 2023/09/14
EM013
Number of EMB members
Question: The EMB is composed of:
Answer:
b . 11 - 20 members (specify)
Comments: The SEC is a permanent body composed of ten members, half of whom currently are women.
Public Election Commission is composed, with the exception of the President, employees of the Ministry of Interior, Czech Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Affairs and the Office of the President of the Republic.
Source: https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/91/54
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Czech Republic Report (2022)
https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/a/a/534254_0.pdf
Verified: 2023/09/14
EM014
Membership based on
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected on the basis of their:
Answer:
d . Not Applicable
Comments: The EMB members are composed of each ministry of the government.
Article 8
(1) Every voter may become a member of an election board unless the said voter has been denied the right to vote. No candidate for a seat in the Parliament of the Czech Republic shall be a member of an election board.
Article 12 The Central Election Board
(1) Each Political Party and/or each coalition that submits for registration a list of its candidates for the elections to the Chamber of Delegates shall have the right to be represented on the Central Election Board. Up to two party/coalition representatives and two stand-ins may be proposed to the Minister of the Interior no later than sixty days prior to the first election day to the Chamber of Delegates.
(2) If the delegated representatives (Paragraph 1 of this Article) meet the requirements stipulated by the provisions of the above Article 8, Paragraph 1 herein, the Minister of the Interior shall appoint them members of the Central Election Board, and shall grant them a membership card.
Article 12:
Source: Electoral Law: ZÁKON o volbách do zastupitelstev krajů a o změně některých zákonů, art. 7-8, 12
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CZ/czech-republic-act-no.-247-on-elections-to-the/view
(2017)
Verified: 2023/09/14
EM015
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected by:
Answer(s):
e . Legislature i . Other
Comments: Article 12: The Central Election Board
(1) Each Political Party and/or each coalition that submits for registration a list of its candidates for the elections to the Chamber of Delegates shall have the right to be represented on the Central Election Board. Up to two party/coalition representatives and two stand-ins may be proposed to the Minister of the Interior no later than sixty days prior to the first election day to the Chamber of Delegates.
(2) If the delegated representatives (Paragraph 1 of this Article) meet the requirements stipulated by the provisions of the above Article 8, Paragraph 1 herein, the Minister of the Interior shall appoint them members of the Central Election Board, and shall grant them a membership card.
Article 7: 1) The State Electoral Commission shall be a permanent body in the field of elections to regional councils. (2) The Chairman of the State Electoral Commission shall be the Minister of the Interior. (3) Other members and alternates of the State Electoral Commission are appointed and removed by the Government on a proposal by the Minister of the Interior. The State Electoral Commission consists of employees of the Ministry of the Interior, the Czech Statistical Office, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Office of the President of the Republic. The Minister of Finance, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Defense, the Minister of Health, the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, the Chairman of the Czech Statistical Office and the Head of the Office of the President of the Republic shall submit a proposal for the appointment and dismissal of the members and alternates of the State Electoral Commission of the Minister of the Interior. (4) For the purposes of organizational and technical provision of the activities of the State Electoral Commission, the Minister of the Interior shall establish a secretariat composed of employees of the Ministry of the Interior
Source: Electoral Law: ZÁKON o volbách do zastupitelstev krajů a o změně některých zákonů, art. 7, 12
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CZ/czech-republic-act-no.-247-on-elections-to-the/view (2017)
Act No. 130/2000 Coll., On Elections to Regional Councils and on Amendments to Certain Acts, as amended. Art. 6-7 http://www.nssoud.cz/zakony/130_2000.pdf
Verified: 2023/09/14
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