National Electoral Commission (Tanzania)

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) is the national election commission of Tanzania.[1]

National Electoral Commission
Tume ya Taifa ya Uchaguzi  (Swahili)
Commission overview
Formed14 January 1993 (1993-01-14)
TypeAutonomous government institution
HeadquartersDar es Salaam, Tanzania
Commission executive
  • Semistocles Kaijage, Chairman
Key document
Websitewww.nec.go.tz

Responsibilities

Article 74(6) of the constitution states its responsibilities:

  • Register voters for the union presidential and parliamentary elections.
  • Supervise the conduct of the presidential and parliamentary elections
  • Review and demarcate the electoral boundaries
  • Perform any other function as per the law such as organize referendums.
gollark: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIm26iZUcAAQBf3?format=jpg&name=small
gollark: ௮.
gollark: Fine, anomalous unicode.
gollark: Thus, π language WHEN?
gollark: All the ENGLISH letters are taken.

See also

References
  1. "Constitution of Tanzania" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.