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Voter Registration
VR001
Voting age
Question: What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer:
c . 18
Comments:
Source:
Constitution 2012, art. 3 (4): http://www.assemblee-nationale.sn/images/stories/PDF/constitution_du_senegal.pdf (2013);
English: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Senegal_2009?lang=en (2017)
Electoral Code 2012, art. L.26: http://www.elections2012.sn/images/stories/CE2012.pdf (2017)
Verified:
2024/10/25
VR002
Other voting requirements
Question: Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Answer(s):
a . Citizenship
d . Naturalization
Comments:
Suffrage may be direct or indirect. It is always universal, equal, and secret.
All Senegalese nationals of both sexes, who are 18 years old, enjoying their civil and political rights, are electors within the conditions determined by the law.
Source:
Constitution 2012, art. 3 (4): http://www.assemblee-nationale.sn/images/stories/PDF/constitution_du_senegal.pdf (2013);
English: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Senegal_2009?lang=en (2017)
Electoral Code 2012, art. L.26, L.27: http://www.elections2012.sn/images/stories/CE2012.pdf (2013)
Verified:
2024/10/25
VR004
Authority responsible for voter registration
Question: Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer:
a . Central Government Department (specify)
Comments:
The Ministry in charge of Elections
Source:
Electoral Code 2012, art. L.2: http://www.elections2012.sn/images/stories/CE2012.pdf (2017)
Verified:
2024/10/25
VR008
Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Question: Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source:
Electoral Code 2012, art. L.29: http://www.elections2012.sn/images/stories/CE2012.pdf (2017)
Verified:
2024/10/25
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