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Antigua and Barbuda
Boundary Delimitation
BD01 Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
BD03 On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
BD05 The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Direct Democracy
DD01 Please provide information about the person completing the questionnaire.
DD02 Which forms of direct democracy, if any, are currently possible at the national level?
Please check the glossary for the definition of the following terms:
DD03 What is the legal basis for mandatory referendums at the national level?
DD04 What is the legal basis for optional referendums at the national level?
DD05 What is the legal basis for citizens' initiatives at the national level?
DD06 What is the legal basis for agenda initiatives at the national level?
DD07 What is the legal basis for recalls at the national level?
DD08 What is the legal basis for the administrative requirements for mandatory referendums at the national level? Tick as appropriate and specify the relevant constitutional, legal or regulatory provisions below.
DD09 What is the legal basis for the administrative requirements for optional referendums at the national level? Tick as appropriate and specify the relevant constitutional, legal or regulatory provisions below.
DD10 What is the legal basis for the administrative requirements for citizens' initiatives at the national level?
Tick as appropriate and specify the relevant constitutional, legal or regulatory provisions below.
DD11 What is the legal basis for the administrative requirements for agenda initiatives at the national level?
Tick as appropriate and specify the relevant constitutional, legal or regulatory provisions below.
DD12 What is the legal basis for the administrative requirements for recalls at the national level? Tick as appropriate and specify the relevant constitutional, legal or regulatory provisions below.
DD13 When were direct democracy mechanisms first introduced into the legal framework at the national level?
Date (yyyy)
a. Mandatory referendum July 1981
DD15 Who is responsible for managing the administration of direct democracy mechanisms at the national level?
DD16 Does this agency/department also manage the administration of national elections?
DD27 What are the issues, if any, in relation to which referendums are mandatory at the national level?
DD28 What are the issues, if any, in relation to which referendums are optional at the national level?
DD29 Which issues, if any, are excluded from being the subject of referendums at the national level?
DD31 Who can initiate a referendum at the national level?
Electoral Management
EM01 Please provide the following contact information for the national electoral management body:
EM04 The budget of the national electoral management body is determined by:
EM06 The term of the members of the national electoral management body is:
EM08 According to official sources, what was the estimated overall cost (in US dollars if available) of the most recent national elections?
EM09 What was the total number of registered voters or, where there was no voter roll, the estimated number of eligible voters?
Legislative Framework
LF01 What is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
LF03 The national electoral law covers:
Parties and Candidates
PC01 What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
PC02 What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 2)?
PC03 What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
PC04 What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 2)?
PC05 What are the legal qualifications for becoming a candidate at presidential elections?
PC08 Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
PC12 Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
PC15 What is the basis of the public funding?
Vote Counting
VC04 Following the close of the voting, where are the votes first sorted and counted?
VC11 Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Voter Education
VE01 Who conducts voter education and information campaigns at the national elections (informing where, when and how to register and vote)?
Voting Operations
VO03 Where can electors vote?
VO04 Who can vote from outside the country?
VO05 If voting outside the country is permitted, at what places?
VO10 Is there a maximum allowable voter capacity of a polling station for the national elections?
VO11 How do electors cast their votes?
Voter Registration
VR01 What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
VR02 Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
VR04 Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
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