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Ethiopian Election laws

Proclamations

  • Proclamation no. 1235/2021 A proclamation to amend Ethiopian Electoral law
  • Ethiopian Electoral law proclamation no. 1162
  • Ethiopian Election Board Establishment Proclamation no. 1133
  • Proclamation on the Electoral Code of Conduct for Political Parties proclamation no. 662/2009
  • The African Charter on Democracy, Election and Governance Ratification Proclamation no. 613/2008
  • The Revised Political Parties Registration Proclamation no. 573/2008
  • The Amended Electoral Law of Ethiopia Proclamation  no. 532/2007
  • Proclamation to make Electoral Law of Ethiopia Conform
    with the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Amendment) Proclamation no. 438/2005 (repealed by proc. 532/2007)
  • A proclamation to make the Electoral Law of Ethiopia Conform with the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Amendment) Proclamation No. 187/1999 (repealed by proc. 532/2007)

  • Loss of Mandate of Members of the House of Peoples'
    Representatives Proclamation No. 88/1997

  • A proclamation to make the Electoral Law of Ethiopia
    Conform with the Constitution of the Federal Democratic
    Republic of Ethiopia  Proclamation No. 111/1995 (repealed by proc. 532/2007)

  • Political Party Registration (as amended)
    Proclamation No. 82/1993 (repealed by proc. no. 573/2008)

  • Political Parties Registration Proclamation
    No. 46/1993 (repealed by proc. no. 573/2008)


Regulation

  • Code of Conduct for the Mass Media and Journalists on the Manner of Reporting About Elections Regulation Number 6/2010
  • Regulation Concerning the Procedure for Determining the Aportionment of Government Financial Support to Political Parties Regulation
    Number 5/2009
  • Determination of the Procedure for Expression by the Electorate of the Loss of Mandate of Deputies
    National Electoral Board Regulation no. 2/1999

Directives

  • PDFDirective for Conducting Re-election No.15/2021

    PDFDirective on Meeting Procedures of the Management Board of National Electoral Board of Ethiopia No. 1/2020

    PDFDirective on the Code of Conduct for the Mass Media and Journalists on Reporting Elections: Directive No.02/2020

    PDFDirective No. 3/2020 on the Obligations of Registered National and Regional Political Parties (under Proclamation 1162/2019)

    PDFVoter Education Accreditation and Code of Conduct Directive No. 4/2020

    PDFLocal Election Observers’ Accreditation, Working Procedure and Code of Conduct Directive no. 5/2020

    PDFDirective on Conducting Voters’ Registration; Directive No.6/2021

    PDFDirective on Candidate Registration, Collection of Endorsement Signatures and Selection of Symbols no. 7/2021

    PDFDirective Issued to Mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 during Elections No. 9/2021

    PDFDirective on Recruitment of National Election Board of Ethiopia’s Regional Branch Office Heads no. 1/2019

    PDFDirective on Accreditation, Working Procedures and Code of Conduct for International Election Observers No. 11/2021

    PDFDirective on Allocation; Distribution; Use; Handover and Disposal of Election Materials and Documents No. 8/2021

    PDFDirective on Rules of Procedure and Code of Conduct for Security Personnel Assigned to Electoral Facilities and Activities No 12/2021

    PDFImplementation Framework for Voter Registration in Special Constituencies

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