Table of Contents
Executive summary ................................................................................................................. 3
Background............................................................................................................................. 4
Legal framework ..................................................................................................................... 5
Election security ...................................................................................................................... 5
Election administration ........................................................................................................... 6
The Central Election Commission (CEC) ........................................................................................ 6
District Election Commissions (DECs) ............................................................................................ 8
Precinct Election Commissions (PECs) ........................................................................................... 8
Voter registration.................................................................................................................. 11
Candidate nomination and registration.................................................................................. 14
Election campaigning and media coverage of elections .......................................................... 15
Campaign finance.................................................................................................................. 17
Election dispute resolution .................................................................................................... 19
Voting, vote counting and vote tabulation ............................................................................. 21
Accessibility and inclusion ..................................................................................................... 23
Election observation ............................................................................................................. 24
Recommendations ................................................................................................................ 26