UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION UNITED REPUBLIC OFOF TANZANIATANZANIA THE REPORT OF THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION ON THE UNITEDNATIONAL REPUBLIC ELECTORAL OF COMMICOMMI TANZANIASSSIONSION UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA 2015 PRESIDENTIAL, PARLIAMENTARY AND COUNCILLORS’ NATIONALNATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMI COMMISSIONSSION ELECTIONS THE REPORT OFOF THETHE NATIONALNATIONAL ELEC ELECTTOORALRAL COMMISSION COMMISSION ON ON THE THE THE REPORT OF THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION ON THE 2015 PRESIDENTIAL, PARLIAMENTARY AND COUNCILLORS’ THE2015 REPORT PRESIDENTIAL, OF THE NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORAL COMMISSIONAND AND COUNCILLORS’ COUNCILLORS’ ON THE THE REPORT2015 PRESIDENTIAL, OF THE NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARYELECTIONS ELECTO RALAND COUNCILLORS’COMMISSION ON THE ELECTIONSELECTIONS 2015 PRESIDENTIAL, PARLIAMENTARYELECTIONS AND COUNCILLORS’ ELECTIONS Posta House, Telephone: +255 22 2114963-6 7 Ghana Street, Fax: +255 22 211674 P. 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Dar10923, Es Salaam, WebsiteEmail: : [email protected] 11300Tanzania. Dar Es Salaam, a Email: [email protected] Tanzania. Posta House, 7 Ghana Street, TABLE OF CONTENTS P. O. Box. 10923, LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................... i 11300 Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS ........................................................................iii LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................. iv LIST OF MAPS ........................................................................................ v LIST OF CHARTS ................................................................................... vi ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................. vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................x FOREWORD ......................................................................................... xxi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................... xxii CHAPTER ONE ....................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 1 © National Electoral Commission, 2016 1.1 The United Republic of Tanzania ......................................................... 1 1.2 Political System in Tanzania ................................................................ 3 1.3 The Electoral Systems in Tanzania ...................................................... 3 1.4 The Electoral Cycle in Tanzania ........................................................... 4 1.5 The National Electoral Commission ...................................................... 6 1.5.1 Organization Structure of the National Electoral Commission ................ 7 ISBN 978 – 9976 – 9957 – 1 – 8 1.5.2 Vision and Mission .......................................................................... 10 1.5.2.1 Vision ........................................................................................... 10 1.5.2.2 Mission ......................................................................................... 10 1.5.3 The Functions of the National Electoral Commission ........................... 10 CHAPTER TWO .................................................................................... 11 Printed by the Government Printer, Dar Es Salaam - Tanzania ELECTION PREPARATIONS ................................................................. 11 2.1 Cost for Voters Registration and the General Election ......................... 11 2.1.1 Cost for Updating the Permanent National Voters‟ Register ................ 11 2.1.1.1 Procurement of Equipment and Materials for Updating the PNVR ....... 11 All rights reserved. No part of this Report may be reproduced, distributed or 2.1.2 Operating Cost for the 2015 General Election ................................... 12 transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission of the National 2.1.2.1 Procurement of Materials for the 2015 General Election .................... 12 Electoral Commission. 2.1.2.2 Printing of Election Documents ........................................................ 13 2.1.3 The Development Partners‟ Contribution ........................................... 13 2.2 The General Election Timetable ......................................................... 14 i b TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES .....................................................................................VII i LIST OF ATTACHMENTS ........................................................................1Xiii LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................. ivX LIST OF MAPS ........................................................................................XI v LIST OF CHARTS ...................................................................................XII vi ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................XIII vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................XVIx FOREWORD ......................................................................................... xxi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................... xxii CHAPTER ONE ....................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 1 1.1 The United Republic of Tanzania ......................................................... 1 1.2 Political System in Tanzania ................................................................ 3 1.3 The Electoral Systems in Tanzania ...................................................... 3 1.4 The Electoral Cycle in Tanzania ........................................................... 4 1.5 The National Electoral Commission ...................................................... 6 1.5.1 Organization Structure of the National Electoral Commission ................ 7 1.5.2 Vision and Mission .......................................................................... 10 1.5.2.1 Vision ........................................................................................... 10 1.5.2.2 Mission ......................................................................................... 10 1.5.3 The Functions of the National Electoral Commission ........................... 10 CHAPTER TWO .................................................................................... 11 ELECTION PREPARATIONS ................................................................. 11 2.1 Cost for Voters Registration and the General Election ......................... 11 2.1.1 Cost for Updating the Permanent National Voters‟ Register ................ 11 2.1.1.1 Procurement of Equipment and Materials for Updating the PNVR ....... 11 2.1.2 Operating Cost for the 2015 General Election ................................... 12 2.1.2.1 Procurement of Materials for the 2015 General Election .................... 12 2.1.2.2 Printing of Election Documents ........................................................ 13 2.1.3 The Development Partners‟ Contribution ........................................... 13 2.2 The General Election Timetable ......................................................... 14 i i 2.3 Amendments of Laws and other Election Documents .......................... 15 3.4 Display of the Provisional Voters‟ Register. ........................................ 36 2.3.1 The Electoral Laws .......................................................................... 15 3.4.1 Outcome of the Provisional Voters‟ Register Display ........................... 37 2.3.2 The Electoral Regulations ................................................................. 16 3.4.2 Printing of the Permanent National Voters‟ Register and Voters‟ List .... 41 2.3.3 The Electoral Code of Conduct .......................................................... 16 3.5 Achievements in Updating the Permanent Voters‟ Register ................. 41 2.3.4 Guidelines for Election Officials and Election Stakeholders ................... 17 CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................... 42 2.4 The Constituencies ........................................................................... 18 NOMINATION