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Boundary Delimitation
BD01 Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
BD02 The authority responsible for final approval of the constituency boundaries is:
BD03 On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
BD04 If population is a criterion, which population figure is used?
BD05 The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
BD06 What statistical or other reasons trigger the redrawing of electoral constituency boundaries?
Direct Democracy
DD01 Please provide information about the person completing the questionnaire.
a. Name and Title: Hanna Berheim
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.
DD18 Are optional referendums currently possible at first tier (regions/states/provinces, etc) authority level?
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?
DD43 When is the outcome of a mandatory referendum binding?
DD44 When is the outcome of an optional referendum binding?
DD45 Which types of issues can be proposed by citizens using the citizens' initiative process at the national level?
DD46 Which types of issues can be proposed by citizens using the agenda initiative process at the national level?
Electoral Management
EM01 Please provide the following contact information for the national electoral management body:
a. Name of Institution Bangladesh Election Commission
EM02 Does this national electoral body have the responsibility for elections at:
EM03 The national electoral management body reports to:
EM04 The budget of the national electoral management body is determined by:
EM05 The expenditures of the national electoral management body are controlled by:
EM06 The term of the members of the national electoral management body is:
EM07 The national electoral management body chairperson, or equivalent, is chosen in the following way:
EM08 According to official sources, what was the estimated overall cost (in US dollars if available) of the most recent national elections?
a. estimated total: $1121000 (Approximate)
EM09 What was the total number of registered voters or, where there was no voter roll, the estimated number of eligible voters?
a. Total number: 7 Electoral Systems
ES01 How is the Head of State selected?
ES02 How is the Head of Government selected?
ES03 Does the country have a president?
ES04 The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
ES05 What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
ES06 What is the electoral system for Chamber 2 of the national legislature?
ES07 If List PR is used, is a highest average formula used?
ES08 What is the level at which seats are distributed in Chamber 1?
ES09 What is the level at which seats are distributed in Chamber 2?
ES10 Are special constituencies or seats reserved in Chamber 1 for specific groups, such as minorities, specific nationality or other groups?
ES11 If special constituencies or seats are reserved in Chamber 1, specify which interest groups, and the proportion of total seats reserved for:
b. Women - proportion of total seats (%) 15%
ES12 Are special constituencies or seats reserved in Chamber 2 for specific groups, such as minorities, specific nationality or other groups?
ES13 If special constituencies or seats are reserved in Chamber 2, specify which interest groups, and the proportion of total seats reserved:
e. Not applicable X
ES14 What is the legally imposed minimum threshold of votes required by a party to win seats in Chamber 1?
ES15 What is the legally imposed minimum threshold of votes required by a party to win seats in Chamber 2?
ES16 What is the legally imposed minimum threshold of votes required by a candidate (independent/party) to win a seat in Chamber 1?
ES17 What is the legally imposed minimum threshold of votes required by a candidate (independent/party) to win a seat in Chamber 2?
ES18 Regarding the timing of the elections for Chamber 1, which of the following is true? Elections take place:
ES19 Regarding the timing of the elections for Chamber 2, which of the following is true? Elections take place:
Legislative Framework
LF01 What is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
LF02 What is the date of the latest version of the national electoral law (including latest amendments)?
LF03 The national electoral law covers:
LF04 Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
LF05 Are there provisions in the law which permit or require regional and/ or local election (s) to be held on the same day as national elections?
LF06 Are there provisions in the law which permit or require presidential election (s) to be held on the same day as national legislative elections?
LF07 What are the agency(ies) responsible for first level of formal electoral disputes?
LF08 If the agency(ies) which settles formal disputes is/are specially appointed/elected; by whom?
LF09 Who has the right to submit cases to the person or agency(ies)which settles formal disputes?
Media and Elections
ME01 Please provide information about the person completing the questionnaire.
ME11 What laws, if any, guarantee freedom of access to public information for representatives of the media?
ME13 What are the laws, if any, which govern the operations of the public broadcaster?
Specify the date of the latest version (including latest amendments)
ME18 What are the laws, if any, that provide for the safeguards for editorial autonomy in relation to the public broadcaster(s)?
ME19 What are the laws, if any, which govern the granting of broadcasting licenses/frequencies to private broadcasters?
ME22 What are the legal conditions, if any, under which the activities of a media outlet may be suspended?
ME37 What are the criteria for allocating free broadcast time and/or free printed advertisement space to political parties?
ME38 What, if any, is the maximum amount that a political party is permitted to spend on paid advertising during a campaign period?
ME55 What, if any, is the maximum amount that a presidential candidate is permitted to spend on paid advertising?
ME56 What are the laws, if any, which govern the disclosure of campaign advertising expenditures by political parties and candidates?
ME57 What, if any, is the maximum amount that a media outlet can charge parties/candidates for advertising during the campaign?
ME58 How does this maximum amount (identified in question C.15.1) affect the political participation of smaller or newly formed parties?
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?
PC06 What can disqualify a candidate at legislative elections?
PC07 What can disqualify a candidate at presidential elections?
PC08 Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
PC09 If independent candidates can compete in legislative elections (Chamber 1), what are the registration requirements?
PC10 If independent candidates can compete in legislative elections (Chamber 2), what are the registration requirements?
PC11 If independent candidates can compete in presidential elections, what are the registration requirements?
PC12 Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
PC13 If political parties receive direct/indirect public funding, when do they receive this?
PC14 If political parties receive indirect public funding, identify the type of funding:
PC15 What is the basis of the public funding?
PC16 If political parties receive public funding, what is the specified purpose?
PC17 Are political parties entitled to private funding?
PC18 If political parties are entitled to private funding, for what period?
PC19 Which of the following party financing provisions are applicable?
Vote Counting
VC01 What are the characteristics of ballots used at national legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
VC02 What are the characteristics of ballots used at national legislative elections (Chamber 2)?
VC03 What are the characteristics of ballots used at presidential elections?
VC04 Following the close of the voting, where are the votes first sorted and counted?
VC05 What procedures are used in the initial count?
VC06 Following the sorting and counting, to where are the results first transmitted for consolidation?
VC07 At what levels are seats allocated?
VC08 How are the initial/preliminary polling results transmitted and communicated to the different levels?
VC09 If the polling results are physically transported, what is transported?
VC10 If the polling results are physically transported, what security measures are used?
VC11 Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
VC12 If automatically recounted, what is the trigger?
VC13 If ballots are recounted by request, who can make the request?
VC14 If recounted, who conducts the recount?
VC15 Are preliminary results announced?
VC16 If preliminary results are announced, how long after the close of polls is this done?
a. hours: X
VC17 Is there a legal requirement for the declaration of the officially certified results?
Voter Education
VE01 Who conducts voter education and information campaigns at the national elections (informing where, when and how to register and vote)?
VE02 At the national level, how often are voter education programs conducted?
VE03 Is there a national civic education campaign (rights and responsibilities of citizens)?
VE04 What types of voter education activities were carried out at the most recent national elections?
VE05 What types of civic education activities were carried out at the most recent national elections?
Voting Operations
VO02 Is there a code of conduct for election officials?
VO03 Where can electors vote?
VO04 Who can vote from outside the country?
VO05 If voting outside the country is permitted, at what places?
VO06 Can people vote in advance of the designated national election day(s)?
VO07 If electors can vote in advance of the designated national election day(s), how may they do so?
VO08 If electors can vote in advance of the designated national election day(s), specify who:
VO09 Is there a maximum allowable voter capacity of a polling station for the national elections?
VO10 Is there a maximum allowable voter capacity of a polling station for the national elections?
a. Yes, the maximum capacity is: 3000
VO11 How do electors cast their votes?
VO12 How many staff are assigned to each polling station?
a. The smallest polling station: 7
VO13 Approximately how many hours of training were provided to the presiding polling officer for the most recent national elections?
a. hours: 3
VO14 Approximately how many hours of training were provided to the other polling officials for the most recent national elections?
a. hours: 3 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?
VR03 What restrictions on registering to vote and voting exist in the country?
VR04 Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
VR05 What is the registration method for national elections?
VR06 How frequently is the voters register updated?
VR07 What methods are used to compile and update the voters register?
May 20, 2008 08:18 AM
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