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Parties and Candidates
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: Any political party or registered voter in a geographical constituency may
nominate any person who is eligible in that constituency to be a candidate for membership of the Assembly to be elected, provided that she/he is qualified for nomination. A candidate affiliated to a political party shall be seconded by that party through its endorsement of his/her candidature signed by the party official approved by the Commission. Political party lists shall include as many candidate names as there are seats to be elected from party lists and Women lists by proportional representation for the Legislative Assembly concerned so that the party list represents 15% from the total membership and the Women list represents 25% of total membership.
A political party that applies to nominate a party list or Women list shall deposit an amount payable to the Commission of one hundred Sudanese Pounds for each candidate on the proposed party list or Women list for the National Assembly. This financial deposit shall be refunded if the party's list or Women list secures not less than four percent of the total valid votes cast for the party lists or Women lists in the election, or if the political party withdraws the list at any time thirty days prior to polling day.
Source: The National Elections Act 2008, art. 54 (1, 2), 55 (1, 6), 56: http://www.gurtong.org/ResourceCenter/documents/Reports/Elections-09/nationalelectionsact2008.pdf (2012)
Verified: 2012/09/04
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 i . Minimum level of literacy j . Other
Comments: Any person to be eligible as a candidate for election as a member of any of the Legislative Assemblies, shall meet the following qualifications :
(a) be a Sudanese;
(b) be of sound mind;
(c) be at least twenty one years old;
(d) be literate;
(e) not have been convicted during the seven years prior to nomination of an
offence involving honesty or moral turpitude.
Source: The National Elections Act 2008, art. 53 (1): http://www.gurtong.org/ResourceCenter/documents/Reports/Elections-09/nationalelectionsact2008.pdf (2012)
Verified: 2012/09/04
PC008
Independent candidates
Question: Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s):
e . In both presidential and legislative elections
Comments: The candidature of independent candidates for the National Assembly elections must be supported by at least one hundred voters registered in the geographical constituency. In addition, candidates for the National Assembly must submit a deposit of 100 Sudanese Pounds (18 euro). This deposit shall be refunded if the candidate secures more than ten percent (10%) of the valid votes cast in the election or if he or she withdraws at any time thirty days prior to polling day.
Source: The National Elections Act 2008, art. 41 (1), 45 (1), 53 (1), 54 (2), 55 (4, 5): http://www.gurtong.org/ResourceCenter/documents/Reports/Elections-09/nationalelectionsact2008.pdf (2012)
Verified: 2012/09/04
PC012
Public funding of parties
Question: Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s):
b . Direct c . Indirect
Comments:
Source: The National Elections Act 2008, art. 67 (2 - c), 69: http://www.gurtong.org/ResourceCenter/documents/Reports/Elections-09/nationalelectionsact2008.pdf (2012)
Verified: 2012/09/04
PC015
Question: What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):
a . Equal funding, regardless of size and previous performance
Comments:
Source: The National Elections Act 2008, art. 67 (2 - c): http://www.gurtong.org/ResourceCenter/documents/Reports/Elections-09/nationalelectionsact2008.pdf (2012)
Verified: 2012/09/04
PC017
Question: Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: Candidates and political parties may finance their election campaign activities
from financial support provided by the members of the political party, financial contributions made by the candidates, donations and contributions that the political parties and individual candidate may collect from other Sudanese sources approved by the Commission. Candidates and political parties shall not finance their election campaign activities from any financial and material support, donations or other means of support from foreign countries
or any foreign body.
Source: The National Elections Act 2008, art. 67 (1, 2 - a, b, d): http://www.gurtong.org/ResourceCenter/documents/Reports/Elections-09/nationalelectionsact2008.pdf (2012)
Verified: 2012/09/04
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