June 25, 2024
The National Elections Commission (NEC), in cooperation with the UN-IEAT, conducted a series of workshops to review key elements of voter registration. These workshops took place between June 3rd and 5th, with a follow-up on June 24th, 2024.
Objectives
The workshops aimed to:
- Discuss the country context and specific challenges and opportunities related to designing a voter registration process.
- Review key elements of a voter registration process.
- Identify a way forward for NEC’s preparations for voter registration.
Participants
The events were attended by 34 participants, including Commissioners, Secretariat Members, and UN-IEAT counterparts.
Outcomes
The trainings resulted in:
- Raised awareness of existing challenges, opportunities, and decisions required, both political and technical.
- Increased awareness of the sequencing of activities required for planning and implementing voter registration.
- Enhanced understanding of the existing legal framework for elections, specifically voter registration, and the different operational steps of the process.
- Greater awareness of the different options available for voter registration.
- Improved knowledge of the timeframes for planning and implementing a voter registration process.
- Identification of next steps required for planning voter registration within the broader context of setting up the Commission and planning for elections.