Below are the letters the National Election Board of Ethiopia wrote to the Regional Governments requesting for a provision of adequate security protection during the distribution of materials for Election Day and cooperation in the provision of the necessary space as well as materials.
The Board also asked the Regional Governments to report in writing about the space they prepared for results management and tabulation after the election.
National Election and Board of Ethiopia
The number of candidates that a voter can vote for a regional or city council seat varies from one constituency to another constituency. There is only one candidate in some constituencies, three or nine or 14 or even a different number can be found in other constituencies.
The number is determined by the number of seats the constituency has in the Regional Council. Therefore, the number of candidates that a voter can vote on the ballot paper of the Regional Council is written on top of the ballot paper of the Regional Council.
It is known that you are in the process of giving out accreditation badges to party representatives for the general election to be held on Monday, June 21st. Given the short time available, we recommend that you complete the issuance of badges by tomorrow night, June 20, 2021.
National Election Board of Ethiopia
Operations Department
The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has been consulting with independent candidates at various times. The Board acknowledged that private candidates needed financial support and decided to give 50,000 ETB to each of them.
The Period of Silence is the time in the pre-election cycle and includes the four days before the election, according to the Ethiopian Electoral Cycle Guidelines. There are some responsibilities that stakeholders like political parties and media institutions need to consider during this Period of Silence.
Political Parties
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) will provide its daily update today, June 15, 2021. Therefore, we would like to inform media organizations meeting the following criteria can register at the De Leopol Hotel, next to Bambis Supermarket at 4pm.
• Being a registered media outlet by the Ethiopian Media Authority
• Must wear the board's special reporter’s hanging badge
• Only two professionals (including photo / video experts) from one media can participate.
National Election Board of Ethiopia
The following rules or guidelines apply at the polling stations or around their entrances For Political Parties
Answer: The drafted law obliges the election board to formulate guidelines in order to accommodate political parties that were registered under the previous law. Therefore, political parties that were registered before the latest law is issued will be accommodated in and the Board, in consultation with the parties, will formulate a guideline to help them fulfill the criteria.
Answer: Based on past experience, it is to improve the process where nonexistent candidates were being nominated by registering their names only, and it is believed that it will reduce fraud in the registration of party and private candidates.
Answer: It is known that the type of electoral system is determined by the constitution. Therefore, the system of winning the majority is enshrined in the constitution and cannot be repealed by proclamation, so the electoral system in the constitution is kept as it is. Political parties have called for a change in the electoral system, but it could not be changed with a proclamation until the constitution is amended.
