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Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
How is the Head of State selected?
How is the Head of Government selected?
Does the country have a president?
The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
What is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
The national electoral law covers:
Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
What are the agency(ies) responsible for the first level of formal electoral disputes?
Does the national electoral body have the responsibility for elections at:
The budget of the national electoral management body is determined by:
The expenditures of the national electoral management body are controlled by:
The term of the members of the national electoral management body is:
What is the Electoral Management model?
The EMB is composed of:
The EMB members/commissioners are selected on the basis of their:
The EMB members/commissioners are selected by:
Who conducts information campaigns for national elections (informing where, when and how to register and/or vote)?
At the national level, how often are voter education programs conducted?
Is there a national civic education campaign (rights and responsibilities of citizens)?
What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
What is the basis of the public funding?
Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Following the close of the voting, where are the votes first sorted and counted?
Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
What are the criteria for allocating free broadcast time and/or free printed advertisement space to political parties?
Are televised debates between candidates or party representatives normally conducted?
What is the blackout period, if any, during which results of pre-election opinion polls may not be released to the public?
Is there a maximum amount that a political party is permitted to spend on paid advertising during a campaign period?
Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy Procedures at the national level?
Are there any Legal Provisions for Mandatory Referendums at the national level?
Are there any Legal Provisions for Optional Referendums at the national level?
Are there any Legal Provisions for Citizen’s Initiatives at national level?
Are there any Legal Provisions for Agenda Initiatives at national level?
Are there any Legal Provisions for Recalls at national level?
Are the results of referenda always binding, never binding or sometimes binding?
Are the types of issues to vote upon in a referendum constitutional changes only, other issues only or both constitutional and other issues?
Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy at sub-national levels (regional or local)?
Where can electors vote?
Who can vote from outside the country?
If voting outside the country is permitted, at what places?
How do electors cast their votes?
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Comparative Data is a systematic collection of election-related statistics and data covering more than 200 countries and 11 different topics. The data is gathered by the ACE through collaboration with EMBs around the world. To access the data, click on any of the topics or choose a country from the drop-down menu.
Country/Territory
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burma (Myanmar)
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Cyprus (North)
Czech Republic
Côte d'Ivoire
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Holy See (Vatican City State)
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Man, Isle of
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova, Republic of
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Réunion
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania, United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zanzibar
Zimbabwe
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