Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Final Report, General Elections, European Commission (2002)

Final Report by the EU Election Observation Mission to Sierra Leone on the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections held on 14 May 2002

Sierra Leone: Clothing (1 of 2) by IFES and Action on Disability and Development (ADD) [2002]

This shirt was worn by observers from the Sierra Leone Association of the Blind during the May 2002 Parlimentary election highlighting the participation of IFES Sierra Leone and Action on Disability and Development (ADD) in the creation of the tactile ballot - -image courtesy of www.electionaccess.org.

Sierra Leone: Clothing (2 of 2) by IFES and Action on Disability and Development (ADD) [2002]

This is the back of the shirt worn by observers from the Sierra Leone Association of the Blind during the May 2002 Parlimentary election, highlighting the participation of IFES Sierra Leone, and Action on Disability and Development (ADD) in the creation of the tactile ballot -image courtesy of www.electionaccess.org.

SMS As A Tool in Election Observation

This article by Ian Schuler describes a number of cases where text messaging and cell phones has been used in an election observation context.

Sierra Leone: Final Report, Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, The Commonwealth Secretariat (2007)

This report was published by the Commonwealth Secretariat as a result of an observation mission for the 2007 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Sierra Leone. The 2007 elections in Sierra Leone marked a very important transition in the country. For the first time, political power was transfered from one elected civilian government to another. Furthermore, for the first time it was introduced the first-past-the-post system for the election of the parliament members. Lastly and most importantly, these elections tested the country's democratic stability: this was the first election held without the presence of UN peacekeepers.

Sierra Leone: Final Report, Local Government Elections, The Commonwealth Secretariat (2008)

This report was published as a result of a Commonwealth Observer Mission in Sierra Leone. The Commonwealth mission observed the Local Government elections in 2008. One year after the peaceful Presidential and Parliamentary elections, Sierra Leone held Local Government elections. Local governments are fundamental in the country's democracy, especially after the 2004 Local Government Act. This Act devolved significant powers in key areas to local councils: education, primary health care, social welfare, works and technical maintenance, and financial management amongst others. The elections were considered a success, and for the first time the people of Sierra Leone were able to directly elect Mayors and Councilors. The Mission concluded that the National Electoral Commission (NEC) has improved significantly since the Local Elections in 2004 and administered the elections properly. The report includes some final recommendations to the government of Sierra Leone, the NEC, the political parties and civil society organizations.

Sierra Leone: Preliminary Statement, Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, EU, (13 August 2007)

 

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Sierra Leone: Preliminary Statement, Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, EU, (10 September 2007)

 

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Sierra Leone: Final Report, Presidential and Parliamentary Elections and Second Round Presidential Elections, EU, (11 August-8 Sept 2007)

 

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Sierra Leone: Final report,Local Elections, Commonwealth, (2004)

 

Sierra Leone: Report of the observation delegation, presidential and parliamentary elections of May 14, European Parliament (2002)

 

Sierra Leone: Pre-Election Statement of July 16, Presidential and Legislative Elections, NDI (2007)

This pre-election statement was released by the National Democratic Institute's pre-election delegation . The NDI delegation visited the country in July, 2007, during the weeks leading to the presidential and parliamentary elections.

Sierra Leone: Preliminary Statement, Presidential and Legislative Elections, NDI (2007)

This is the preliminary statement released by the NDI elections observer delegation on the 2007 elections in Sierra Leone. The statement highlights strengths and weaknesses of the electoral process and makes some recommendations to the major electoral stakeholders.

Sierra Leone: Pre-Election Statement of March 19, Presidential and Legislative Elections, NDI (2007)

This statement was released by the pre-election delegation that visited Sierra Leone on behalf of the National Democratic Institute in March 2007. The delegation wanted to provide and impartial assessment of the pre-election environment as the elections day was approaching (July 28). These elections were considered a crucial step towards the consolidation of the democratic institutions of the country. The main issues that the delegation encountered in the visit were related to logistical difficulties and the limited resources available.

Sierra Leone: Interim Statement, Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, The Commonwealth Secretariat (2007)

 

Sierra Leone: Interim Statement, Presidential Run-off Election, The Commonwealth Secretariat (2007)

 

Sierra Leone: Final Report, Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, EU (2002)

 

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Sierra Leone: Pre-election Statement, General Elections, The Carter Center (2012)

 

Sierra Leone: Preliminary Statement, General Elections of 17 November 2012, EU (2012)

 

Sierra Leone: Preliminary Statement, General Elections of 17 November 2012, African Union (2012)

 

Sierra Leone: Preliminary Statement, General Elections of 17 November 2012, The Carter Center (2012)

 

Sierra Leone: Interim Statement, National and Local Council Elections, Commonwealth (2012)

 

Sierra Leone: The Political Parties Act, 2002

 

Sierra Leone: Constitution, Act No. 6 of 1991

 

Sierra Leone: The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2001

 

Sierra Leone: The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2008

 

Sierra Leone: The Public Elections Act (Abridged version), 2012

 

Sierra Leone: Code of Election Campaign Ethics, 2012

 

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Sierra Leone: Final Report, Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council Elections, European Parliament (2012)

 

Sierra Leone: Final Report, Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council Elections, EU (2012)

 

Sierra Leone: Final Report, National and Local Council Elections of 17 November 2012, Commonwealth (2012)

 

Sierra Leone: Final Report, General Elections of 17 November 2012, The Carter Center (2012)

 

Tunisia: Pre-election Statement, Legislative and Presidential Elections, The Carter Center (2014)

 

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Sierra Leone: Constitution (2008)

 

Sierra Leone: The Public Elections Act (2012)

 

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Sierra Leone: Final Report, Observing the 2002 Elections, The Carter Center (2002)

The May 14 elections represent a tremendous step forward for Sierra Leone. After ten years of devastating civil war, the Sierra Leonean people have made a courageous choice in favor of peace. They should be congratulated for this choice and every effort must be made to ensure that the peace will be a lasting one. Election day itself is only one part of this process. A long road still lies ahead for Sierra Leoneans as they seek to consolidate democratic institutions, reaffirm the rule of law, and build a framework for sustainable development.

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Sierra Leone: Polling and counting procedures, 7 March 2018 General elections, National Electoral Commission (2018)

 

Sierra Leone: Preliminary Statement, 7 March 2018 General elections, EISA (2018)

 

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Sierra Leone: Preliminary Statement, 7 March 2018 General elections, EU (2018)

 

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Sierra Leone: Tally and results procedures, 7 March 2018 General elections, National Electoral Commission (2018)

 

Sierra Leone: communique issued at the pre-election meeting of Heads of IEOMs, 7 March 2018 General elections (2018)

 

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Sierra Leone: Communique, 7 March 2018 General elections, AU (2018)

 

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Sierra Leone: Results of the Presidential Election, 7 March 2018 General elections, National Electoral Commission (2018)

 

Sierra Leone: Results of the Presidential Election run-off, 31 March 2018 Presidential Election run-off, National Electoral Commission (2018)

 

Sierra Leone: The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, (2016)

Voter registration amendment

Sierra Leone: Expert Mission Report on March 7 Elections, The Carter Center (2017)

A Carter Center report issued by its expert electoral mission for the March 7 general elections in Sierra Leone urges the two main parties to support a peaceful and genuine process for the runoff schedule for March 27.

Sierra Leone: Organigram (2019)

This is an organigram of the Sierra Leone EMB structure.