Provisional Electoral Council
| Konsèy Elektoral Pwovizwa | |
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| Formed | 1987 |
| Jurisdiction | Constitution of Haiti |
| Headquarters | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Employees | At least 9 |
| Website | www.cephaiti.ht |
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 Haiti portal |
The Provisional Electoral Council (French: Conseil Électoral Provisoire, French pronunciation: [kɔ̃sɛj əlɛktɔʁal pʁɔvizwaʁ], CEP; Haitian Creole: Konsèy Elektoral Pwovizwa) is the electoral commission of Haiti. The CEP is responsible for presidential elections and parliamentary elections, and is Haiti's main and only legal election agency.[1]
It was dissolved in September 2021 by acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry.[2] In September 2024, the Transitional Presidential Council reestablished the CEP in preparation for the next Haitian general election in 2026.[3]
Mandate
[edit]As the sole legal electoral body in Haiti, CEP's responsibilities include the following:[4]
- Ensuring confidence building among key actors involved in the electoral process;
- Establish the balance between the various political players in the race, hence the role of arbiter.
- Organize and supervise elections.
- Enforce the election legislation throughout the national territory.
- Ensure elections are held freely, credibly and transparently.
- Intervening in the mobilization and coordination of activities related to electoral information.
- Provide input in developing the legal framework for the electoral process.
Criticism
[edit]More than 30 presidential candidates reproached CEP for its obscure scrutiny policies and censured CEP for its lack of transparency.[5] According to Haitian Sentinel, CEP rejected transparency request by some presidential candidates including Jude Célestin, runoff candidate for the 2015 election.[6]
See also
[edit]- Elections in Haiti
- 2006 Haitian general election
- 2010–11 Haitian general election
- 2015–16 Haitian parliamentary election
- 2015 Haitian presidential election
- List of political parties in Haiti
- Politics of Haiti
References
[edit]- ^ "Mission". CEP Haiti (in French). Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Haiti polls postponed after electoral body is dissolved". BBC News. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ Coto, Dánica (18 September 2024). "Haiti creates a provisional electoral council to prepare for the first elections since 2016". AP News. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Constitution" [Constitution] (in French). CEP Haiti. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Calls for transparency joined by 30 more presidential candidates". Haitian Sentinel. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ Maxime, Samuel (17 November 2015). "Electoral Council rejects transparency request". Haitian Sentinel. Miami. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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