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1. MUNICIPAL
COUNCILLORS
THE ELECTORATE

2. I - QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS
• Cameroonian
• Age Of 20 (Twenty) Years,
• Registered On An Electoral Register
• Shall Be Entitled To Be An Elector.

3. ELECTORAL DISQUALIFICATIONS
• sentenced to a term of imprisonment, of more
than 3 (three) months
• is the subject of a warrant of arrest
• shall not be entered on the electoral register.

4. ELECTORAL COMMISSIONS
A - Commissions Charged with the Revision of Electoral
Registers
• Chairperson: a representative of Elecam, appointed
• Members:
• - a representative of the Administration, appointed
• - the Mayor, or a Deputy Mayor or a Municipal Councillor,
appointed by the Mayor;
• - a representative of each legalized political party operating

5. ELECTORAL COMMISSIONS
B - Commissions charged with supervising
the issuance and distribution of voter cards
• Chairperson: a representative of Elecam, appointed
• Members:
• - a representative of the Administration, appointed
• - the Mayor, or a Deputy Mayor or a Municipal Councillor,
appointed by the Mayor;
• - a representative of each legalized political party operating

6. LOCAL POLLING COMMISSIONS
Commissions
• Chairperson: a representative of Elecam, appointed
• Members:
• - a representative of the Administration, appointed
• - the Mayor, or a Deputy Mayor or a Municipal Councillor,
appointed by the Mayor;
• - a representative of each candidate, list of candidates or
political party.

7. LOCAL POLLING COMMISSIONS
During vote counting,
• Representatives of candidates, not present at
the time of commencement of polling and have
been replaced by the Chairperson, shall not be
entitled to sit on the Local Polling Commission.

8. DIVISIONAL SUPERVISORY
COMMISSIONS
• Chairperson: he President of the High Court with territorial jurisdiction.
• Members:
• - 3 representative of the Administration, appointed
• - 3 representative of the Elecam, appointed
• - a representative of each candidate, list of candidates or political party.
seat shall be the chief-town of the Division, shall
comprise:

9. THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE FINAL
COUNTING OF VOTES
• Chairperson: member of the Constitutional Council,
appointed
• Members:
• 2 (two) Judicial Officers appointed
• - 5 (five) representatives of the Administration, appointed
• - 5 (five) representatives of Elections Cameroon, appointed
• - 1 (one) representative of each candidate or political party
Final Counting of Votes is hereby set up.

10. PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE ELECTION
OF MUNICIPAL COUNCILLORS

11. TERM OF OFFICE AND POLLING
• 5 (five) years
• They shall be eligible for re-election.
• election shall take place 20 (twenty) days before
• The term of office shall commence the day of the first
session held on the second Tuesday
• The President of the Republic may extend or abridge the
term of office, for a period not exceeding 18 (eighteen)
months

12. list of candidates
• Voting shall be for a list of candidates
• 2) Each council shall constitute an electoral
constituency.
• (3) Each list shall take into consideration:
• - the various sociological components of the
constituency concerned;
• - gender aspects.

13. Municipal councillors
• shall be elected through a mixed single round
ballot, comprising a majority system and a
proportional representation system.

14. After the ballot :
• the list that obtains an absolute majority of the
votes cast shall win all the seats available
• if no list obtains an absolute majority of the votes
cast, the seats shall be shared as follows:

15. After the ballot :
• List with highest number of votes shall be allocated
half of the seats rounded off,
• a tie between 2 (two) or more lists, shall be
allocated to the list with the highest average age
• the remaining seats shall be allocated to the other
lists, proportional representation to the lists with
the highest votes
• less than 5% shall not be eligible for seat

16. What fixed the number of
Municipal councilors

17. End
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