Eligibility Exception:
allegiance to a foreign State, insanity, sentence of imprisonment, registration as voter in another country
Registration Type:
Formal registration in office
Registration Basis:
Residence requirement
Election Management & Enforcement
Nameof EMB:
Independent Electoral Commissi
EMBNominations:
5 members selected by President in consultation with the Judicial Service Commission and the Public Service Commission
EMBTenure:
7 years
Who Runs Election:
Election Management Body
Nameof Elect Enforcement Body:
Supreme Court
Candidacy & Campaign Rules
Debate Format:
/
Debate Mandatory Number:
Not mandatory
Debate Mandatory Number:
Not mandatory
Electoral System & Organisation
Elect System Main Election:
Plurality
Main Election Type:
Presidential
Main Election Cycle:
5
Numb Round Main Election:
One
Referenda_Law:
63. 4. where a no confidence motion is passed in accordance with subsection (3), the speaker shall request the Independent Electoral Commission to call for a referendum within thirty days of the passing of such motion to endorse or reject the decision of the National Assembly and where such decision is endorsed the President shall vacate the office. 79. 2. The Gambia shall not- a.enter into any engagement with any other country which causes it to lose its sovereignty without the matter first being put to a referendum and passed by such majority as may be prescribed by an Act of the National assembly; b.become a member of any international organisation unless the National assembly is satisfied that it is in the interest of The Gambia and that membership does not derogate from its sovereignty. Source: Constitution, sections 63 (4, 5), 79 (2), 102 (d), 226
Referenda_Binding:
Always Binding
Voting Machine:
None
Vote IDRequired:
ID not required
Polling Card:
Polling card compulsory
National Holiday Elect Day:
Never
Districting Source:
EMB
Districting Flexibility:
The Independent Electoral Commission draws the boundaries, pending an Act of the National assembly that shall establish a constituencies Boundary Commission which shall be responsible for demarcating constituency boundaries for the purpose of elections to the National Assembly.
Polling Station
Average Voterby Polling Station:
623
Normal Opening Time Poll Station:
700
Normal Closing Time Poll Station:
1600
Polling Station Numbers:
1422
Listof Polling Station Buildings:
public buildings, schools
Ballot Box Transparency:
Fully opaque
Count Locallyor Centrally:
centrally
Manualor Automatic Count:
manual
Nature Counting Personnel:
By the Commission
Ballot Paper
Ballot Type:
Glass Marbles
Orderof Candidatesor Parties:
Non Applicable
Remote Voting
Temporal Remote Voting:
No
Geographical Remote Voting:
No
Personal Remote Voting:
No
Special Needs
Provision Illiterate Voters:
Voting with marbles for images
Provision Blind Voters:
Many polling stations were inaccessible; secrecy rights were not protected.
Provision Deaf Voters:
Many polling stations were inaccessible; secrecy rights were not protected.
Provision Motor Handicap Voters:
Many polling stations were inaccessible; secrecy rights were not protected.