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Guatemala
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:
Electoral Management
EM01 Please provide the following contact information for the national electoral management body:
a. Name of Institution Tribunal Supremo Electoral.
EM02 Does this national electoral body have the responsibility for elections at:
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:
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?
a. Total number: 4
EM10 What was the spending (in USD) per registered voter (NOT actual voters) or, where there was no voter roll, the estimated number of eligible voters at the last general elections?
a. USD/registered voter 1.57 USD/registered voter. 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?
ES11 If special constituencies or seats are reserved in Chamber 1, specify which interest groups, and the proportion of total seats reserved for:
e. Not applicable * Legislative Framework
LF01 What is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
LF03 The national electoral law covers:
LF04 Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
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?
a. Amount (Euros) X
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?
ME59 Are televised debates between candidates or party representatives normally conducted?
ME60 What legal requirements, if any, regulate the participation of candidates or party representatives in media debates?
ME62 What is the blackout period, if any, during which results of pre-election opinion polls may not be released to the public?
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)?
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)?
VE02 At the national level, how often are voter education programs conducted?
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?
a. Yes, the maximum capacity is: 600
VO11 How do electors cast their votes?
VO12 How many staff are assigned to each polling station?
a. The smallest polling station: 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?
VR04 Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
May 20, 2008 08:19 AM
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