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Provision of election materials and education for persons with disability begins

Disability and Gender Inclusion are among the major activities that the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia has been focusing on since its re-establishment. To help increase the reach of the electoral law to the blind, the board begun handing out braille publications to civil society organizations that provide voter education to persons with disability and observe the election. In addition to the braille, the board has begun issuing badges that would allow civil society observers have a legal recognition at polling stations.

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The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) presented a report on the problems it encountered during voter registration and general operations to competing parties.

The forum was chaired by the Chairwoman of the Board, Birtukan Mideksa. Elections are a multi-stakeholder platform and some of the stakeholders are political parties, and it is necessary to set up a series of forums to make them aware of their mistakes and successes and to correct mistakes as well, the chairperson indicated.

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Information from the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia

As of the announcement from the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia in recent days that voter registration in Addis Ababa has been extended until May 7, 2021, the Board has opened additional 32 polling stations in areas with more than 1500 voters. The following is a list of these polling stations. Register and get your cards!

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The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) is issuing a special license badge to media institutions and journalists who have applied in the first round to comply with the provisions of the proclamation and its directives.

Following the Board's call for media coverage of the first round, 28 media outlets submitted applications, out of which 21 media outlets and more than 800 journalists working in these media have received media coverage accreditation. The Board recommended that those who have not received a special report permit due to the expiration date or lack of additional information should submit their application by next week.

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The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) held a two-day discussion on the use and allocation of media during the election campaign.

National Electoral Board of Ethiopia held a discussion on the use and allocation during the election on March 24 and 25, 2021.The first day was a discussion with media executives. The forum was opened by the Deputy Chairman of the Board, Woubshet Ayele. In his speech, Woubshet explained the purpose of the forum to the participants and urged the media to treat the parties fairly in the use of airtime.

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The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) gave a tour of the voter registration materials preparation

National Electoral Board of Ethiopia, on March 23, 2021, gave a tour to the media regarding the voter registration materials preparation. The purpose of the visit was to promote the overall operation taking place at the Board's temporary warehouse at Bole International Airport Cargo, Addis Ababa. The presentation was started by the head of the communication department of the board. She explained the overall readiness of the Board for voter registration, including logistics and logistics distribution planning.

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Job advertisement፡ senior communication officer

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), re-established by proclamation No. 1133/2011, is the constitutionally mandated body to conduct elections, organize referendum and regulate political parties in Ethiopia. NEBE is working to boost its’ institutional strength with a special focus on enhancement of human resource capacity. Accordingly, NEBE would like to invite applicants for Senior Communication Officer position who meet the following requirements to apply.

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia has conducted trainings on voter registration

It is to be recalled that the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) provided trainers for voter registration for two consecutive days, March 5 and 6, 2021. The training of trainers was part of the planned training for constituency officials, zonal coordinators, polling station staff as well as field trainers. The training was given to the field trainers on March 13 and 14, 2021.

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Job advertisement፡ Regional offices coordinator

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), re-established by proclamation No. 1133/2011, is the constitutionally mandated body to conduct elections, organize referendum and regulate political parties in Ethiopia. NEBE is working to boost its’ institutional strength with a special focus on enhancement of human resource capacity. Accordingly, NEBE would like to invite applicants for Regional Offices Coordinator position who meet the following requirements to apply.