Modalities to register on Electoral List in Cameroon

1. Registration
Process
THE ELECTORATE

2. Dear leaders,

3. Who is an Elector?
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• A Cameroonian either sex,
• twenty (20) years ,
• registered on an electoral register
• free from all cases of disqualification
provided for by law.
an Elector is…

5. 2
Every newly registered elector shall be issued a receipt
bearing the date, place and registration number
Which may not, be used in place of
the voter card.

6. • Residing in the council for
at least 6 (six) months.
• At the express request of
the elector with evidence
that their name does not
appear on any other
electoral register.
I - QUALIFICATION
To register

7. REGISTRATION NCOMPATIBILITIES
• No person may have their name entered on
several register.
• Any refusal to register an elector must be
justified.
• Whoever has been convicted of a felony.
• Whoever has been sentenced to a term of
imprisonment, without suspension, of more
than three (3) months.
• Whoever is subject to a warrant of arrest.
• Whoever is an un-discharged bankrupt
• Whoever is insane or of unsound mind.
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8. About the Registration
• Electoral registers shall
commence on 1 January and
end on 31 August of every year
• The Director General of
Elections shall be responsible
for keeping the national
electoral register.
• Any political party, elector may
petition the Electoral Board for
any case of error no later than 6
(six) days before polling day,
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9. VOTER CARDS
• Voter cards shall be
permanent.
• The cards shall be
distributed within a
period of 40 (forty)
days before the
polling day
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10. CONVENING THE ELECTORS
• Electors shall be convened by
Presidential decree
• No less than 90 (ninety) days shall
elapse between the date of
publication of the convening decree
and the day of election.
• Polling shall take place on a Sunday
or a day declared a public holiday
and shall last a single day.
• shall specify the time of opening and
closing of polling stations.
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11. PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO ELECTORAL
CAMPAIGNS
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12. ELECTION CAMPAIGN
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• The election campaign shall open on
the 15th (fifteenth) BEFORE and
close at midnight on the eve of the
election day.
• Candidates may prepare circulars,
manifestos or posters, at their own
expense or that of the party
presenting their candidatures.
• Such circulars, shall be submitted in
duplicate to Elections Cameroon for
prior endorsement.

13. Specific Characteristics
• In the absence of a
meeting schedule, any
public meeting organized
as part of the election
campaign must be
declared with the
Administrative Authorities
and the branches of
Elections Cameroon at
least 24 (twenty-four)
hours in advance,
indicating the time and
venue of the meeting.
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14. POLLING STATIONS
• There shall be one polling station for a maximum of
500 (five hundred) electors.
• Every polling station shall be located in public premises
or in premises open to the public.
• The list of polling stations shall be forwarded to
ELECAM for posting up at least 8 (eight) days before
the day of election.
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15. End
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