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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
Comments: Act On Elections to the National Council: 13(1): For elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic there shall be established a Central Electoral Commission, district electoral commissions and polling district commissions.
Act on Elections to the Bodies of Self-government Regions: 8(1): (1) The following electoral bodies shall be established for the purposes of the elections to the bodies of self-government regions (hereinafter referred to as ”election”) - (a) the Central Election Commission;(b) the Regional Election Commissions;(c) the District Election Commissions;(d) the Ward Election Commissions.
Source: Act on Elections to the National Council (2004), Articles 13(1)
https://www.legislationline.org/documents/id/4419
Law No. 303/2001 Coll. The Election of the Governing Regions and Amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure (As Amended to 2007) Sec. 8(1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-law-no.-303-2001-coll.-the-election-of/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
EM004
EMB budget determined by
Question: The budget of the national electoral management body is determined by:
Answer(s):
c . The legislature
Comments: The Ministry of Interior provides everything, so the commission does not have a specialized budget.
Article 58
(1) The financial management of the Slovak Republic is administered by its state budget.
The state budget is adopted by means of a law.
(2) State budget revenues, the procedures of budget management and the relationship
between the state budget and the budgets of territorial units shall be laid down by law.
Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic, Article 58
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/constitution-of-the-slovak-republic-as-amended-to/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
EM005
EMB expenditures controlled by
Question: The expenditures of the national electoral management body are controlled by:
Answer(s):
d . A national government department
Comments: The Ministry of Finance
Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic, Article 58
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/constitution-of-the-slovak-republic-as-amended-to/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
EM006
Term of EMB members
Question: The term of the members of the national electoral management body is:
Answer:
b . For a specified number of years
Comments: (4) Membership in the State Commission is a public function. A member of the State
Commission may be a Slovak citizen who has permanent residence in the Slovak Republic, is
unimpeachable legal capacity , with a master’s degree and who has reached at least 35 years of
age. The same person may be a member of the State Commission for a maximum of two
consecutive terms of office.
(7) If there is a vacant position for a State Commission member, a new member will be
appointed for the remaining term of office.
Source: Electoral Law Act - Section 13
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7883/file/Slovakia_Act_conditions_electoral_law_2014_am2015_en.pdf
Verified: 2024/10/25
EM012
Electoral Management model
Question: What is the Electoral Management model?
Answer:
c . Mixed
Comments: Section 13
(1) For elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic there shall be established a Central Electoral Commission, district
electoral commissions and polling district commissions
Source: Act On Elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Section 13-15:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-municipalities-election-law-1990/view
Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic: http://www.minv.sk/?ministerstvo-vnutra
Verified: 2024/10/25
EM013
Number of EMB members
Question: The EMB is composed of:
Answer:
a . 1 - 10 members (specify)
Comments: The Central Election Commission is composed of: 5 members.
Source: Act on Elections to the Bodies of Self-government Regions and on Amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure, Section 11(2): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-law-no.-303-2001-coll.-the-election-of/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
EM014
Membership based on
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected on the basis of their:
Answer:
a . Partisanship
Comments: Section 15
Central Electoral Commission
(1) For membership of the Central Electoral Commission, each political party or coalition which submits a list of candidates shall nominate one of its members and one substitute and shall do so not later than ninety days before polling day.
Section 8
General Provisions
(3) Election Commissions are constituted from equal number of the representatives of political parties, political movements, or their coalitions (hereinafter referred to as ”political parties”), respectively, which file separate nomination papers. The political parties shall announce the full names of candidates and substitute candidates and their addresses to the person who calls to assemble the Election Commission. Withdrawal of nomination paper by a political party results in expiry of council of the political party in relevant electoral commission. The function of the member of the Election Commission expires on the day of delivery of a written notice of a political party, which nominated the candidate, or a written notice of the Commission member of his resignation addressed to the Chairman of the Election Commission. In the case of expiry of the function of a member of the Election Commission the Chairman shall call up a substitute candidate.
Source: Act On Elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Section 15 (1)
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-municipalities-election-law-1990/view
Act on Elections to the Bodies of Self-government Regions and on Amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure (2001), Section 8(3)
https://www.legislationline.org/documents/action/popup/id/4420
Verified: 2024/10/25
EM015
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected by:
Answer(s):
c . Executive g . Political parties
Comments: The members of the Commission are appointed by the government.
Source: Act On Elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Part 4, Section 13-15: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-municipalities-election-law-1990/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
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