It is to be recalled that the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), in accordance with the “Election, Political Parties Registration and Electoral Ethics Proclamation No. 1162/2019” and “Local Election Observation Licensing, Procedures and Ethics Directive No. 5/2020”, advertised for and recruited CSOs interested in participating as observers of the upcoming election and accredited 36 organizations.

It is known that the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has announced that voter registration for students of higher education institutions will be conducted online. The Board has decided that additional registration time should be given to students of higher education institutions, even though voter registration at the polling stations has been completed.

Accordingly, we recommend that students of higher education institutions register by May 25, 2021 using the following link: https://www.ovrs.gov.et

The board has finalized its work, and 134,109 domestic observers are expected to be deployed.

Following the call made by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), 111 local civil society organizations interested in observing the election have applied for accreditation to submit their applications for licenses. Of the 111 organizations that applied in the first round, 43 were selected for the second round based on the laws, requirements, and presented documents.

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has announced that voter registration for higher education institutions will be done online and the registration has been underway accordingly. The Board has decided that additional registration time should be given to students of higher education institutions, despite the completion of voter registration at each polling station. Accordingly, we encourage students of higher education institutions to register by May 25, 2021 at https://www.ovrs.gov.et using the registration link.

It is known that the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has been organizing various forums regarding operation activities based the 6th National Election schedule.

The Board will deliver press release May 20, 2021, regarding the completion of the voter registration process and related procedures. Therefore, we would like to inform the media that meets the following criteria to register at the De-Leopol Hotel at 8:00 pm, which is located near Bambis Supermarket. The media organization must

After the voters’ registration is complete, one of the major electoral activities that will take place is to make the voter register open for public. The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) will conduct the disclosure of voters register from Saturday, May 15, to June 1, 2021.

The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) held a discussion with political parties on the process and implementation of voter registration, general operations activities as well as upcoming events.

Voter registration, which has been conducted in 11 regions and city administrations across the country, ends today. As today is the last day of voter registration in Addis Ababa, Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Dire Dawa, Harari, Oromia, Gambella, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples, Sidama and Somali regions, we call on citizens who do not have a voter’s card to register.

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia has sent a delegation of political parties and media to South Africa to visit the printing process of ballot paper.

The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) is working to address the shortages of polling stations near condominiums in Addis Ababa. Accordingly, since last Saturday, NEBE has been opening additional polling stations near condominiums in Addis Ababa to improve voter registration for the remaining days.