The Commonwealth Electoral Commission is a constituent organisation of the Ministry of the Commonwealth.
| Commonwealth Electoral Commission | |
|---|---|
| Independent body of the Ministry of the Commonwealth | |
| Employees | 765 |
| Headquarters | Electoral Commission House, Kairi |
| Service | Commonwealth Central Secretariat |
The Commonwealth Electoral Commission (CEC) conducts elections, by-elections and referendums in the Commonwealth. It maintains the National Electoral Roll, sets electorates and apportionments, and administers the Electoral Gazette through which political candidates register and receive campaign support. The commission operates independently of the ministries whose elections it administers.
Elections in the country are frequent and diverse – the municipal assembly, republic assembly and Consilia all operate on different electoral cycles, and the commission manages all of them concurrently. Referendums, which are required for major constitutional and policy changes under the Vekllei Constitution, are administered by the commission and may occur at any time.
The commission also provides electoral supervisory services to other Commonwealth member-states and occasionally monitors foreign elections in neighbouring Caribbean nations as an independent auditor.
Department of Elections
120Conduct of elections and by-elections.
Department of Referendums
75Referendums; verification of petitions and wording of questions.
Department of the Electoral Roll
110The national electoral roll and enrolment.
Department of Boundaries
90Redistribution of electoral divisions after each census.
Department of Candidates
185The Electoral Gazette; registration of candidates, parties and political associations.