The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has announced that it is investigating alleged irregularities in voter registration in 11 constituencies in the Somali region. Accordingly, the Board has invited five civil society organizations to take part in the investigation, and the three associations have appointed lawyers to participate.

Since the completion of the registration of candidates, the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia has been receiving complaints, resolving problems, conducting lottery for the ballot paper, finalizing list of candidates, and preparing for the publication of ballot cards.

It is known that the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia is conducting voter registration for the 6th national election. The low voter registration rate in the early days has improved now and voters are registering in a significant way, especially near the end of the registration period.

It is known that the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia is conducting voter registration for the 6th National Election. It is also clear that voter registration has been delayed in some constituencies. The Board, in collaboration with the regional government bodies, has been working to start voter registration in areas where voter registration has not yet begun, and now decided to hold the voter registration from May 5 to May 21, 2021.

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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.

National Electoral Board of Ethiopia April 13, 2021 Addis Ababa held conflict prevention joint form on electoral conflict prevention.

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.

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!

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.

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.