Multiple Registr Allowed:
Only 1 registration allowed at a time
Election Management & Enforcement
Nameof EMB:
National Electoral Commission
Independent EMB:
Yes
EMBNominations:
7 members selelcted by the President
EMBTenure:
5 years
Who Runs Election:
Election Management Body
Nameof Elect Enforcement Body:
High Court of the United Republic
Candidacy & Campaign Rules
Electoral System & Organisation
Elect System Main Election:
Mixed
Main Election Type:
Presidential
Main Election Cycle:
5
Numb Round Main Election:
Two
Referenda_Law:
The majority of votes given in the referendum shall determine the decision of the votes on such question in the referendum and the referendum results declared by the National Electoral Commission shall be binding on the Government of the United Republic and the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar. Source: The Constitutional Review Act No. 8 of 2011 as amended by the Act No. 2 of 2012, art. 36
Referenda_Binding:
Always Binding
Voting Machine:
None
Vote IDRequired:
ID not required
Polling Card:
Polling card compulsory
National Holiday Elect Day:
Sometimes
Districting Source:
EMB
Districting Flexibility:
The Electoral Commission shall have the power to review and demarcate the boundaries of constituencies after obtaining the consent of the President. In demarcating the boundaries of constituencies, the Electoral Commission shall take due account of the availability of means of communication also the geographical conditions of the area intended demarcation into constituencies.
Frequency Districting Change:
10
Polling Station
Average Voterby Polling Station:
380
Normal Opening Time Poll Station:
700
Normal Closing Time Poll Station:
1600
Polling Station Numbers:
51752
Listof Polling Station Buildings:
public buildings such as schools and in tents due to the high number of voters
Ballot Box Transparency:
Transparent
Box Feeding System:
Voter
Vote Receipt:
No receipt
Count Locallyor Centrally:
locally
Manualor Automatic Count:
manual
Nature Counting Personnel:
Returning Officer
Ballot Paper
Ballot Type:
Paper
Max Numberof Votesper Ballot:
3
Ballot Paper Type Description:
Ballot papers for each election are colour coded to match the ballot box for that election. The Presiding officer gives three ballot papers to the voter, i.e. for voting for President, Member of Parliament and Councilor, and demonstrates how to fold the ballot after casting the vote. The voter enters the polling booth and marks a 'v' under the box of preferred candidate.
Ballot Paper Type Photo Upload:
YES
Ballot Photos:
Freely Allowed
Ballot Logos:
Freely Allowed
Orderof Candidatesor Parties:
alphabetical
Remote Voting
Temporal Remote Voting:
No
Geographical Remote Voting:
No
Personal Remote Voting:
No
Mobile Polling Stations:
No
Special Needs
Provision Illiterate Voters:
National Elections Act (2010). Article 61, section 3 states: The voting at an election shall be conducted in the following manner… (b) if a voter is incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause or is unable to read, he may ask a person of his own choice other than the presiding officer, a polling assistant or a polling agent, to assist such an incapacitated person to record his vote….and a person chosen under this paragraph shall assist not more than one voter: Provided that- Where in a household there is more than one person who requires assistance under this paragraph, it shall be lawful for such members of the household to choose one person to assist them…(i) if a voter is illiterate or does not understand how to record his vote the presiding officer may, in the presence of the polling agent, explain to the voter the procedure.
Provision Linguistic Ethnic Minorites:
information available in other languages
Special Provision Female Voters:
Pregnant women, nursing mothers, women with disabilities and elderly women have the right to preference and support from electoral administrators.
Provision Blind Voters:
National Elections Act (2010). Article 61, section 3 states: The voting at an election shall be conducted in the following manner… (b) if a voter is incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause or is unable to read, he may ask a person of his own choice other than the presiding officer, a polling assistant or a polling agent, to assist such an incapacitated person to record his vote….and a person chosen under this paragraph shall assist not more than one voter: Provided that- Where in a household there is more than one person who requires assistance under this paragraph, it shall be lawful for such members of the household to choose one person to assist them…(i) if a voter is illiterate or does not understand how to record his vote the presiding officer may, in the presence of the polling agent, explain to the voter the procedure.
Provision Deaf Voters:
National Elections Act (2010). Article 61, section 3 states: The voting at an election shall be conducted in the following manner… (b) if a voter is incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause or is unable to read, he may ask a person of his own choice other than the presiding officer, a polling assistant or a polling agent, to assist such an incapacitated person to record his vote….and a person chosen under this paragraph shall assist not more than one voter: Provided that- Where in a household there is more than one person who requires assistance under this paragraph, it shall be lawful for such members of the household to choose one person to assist them…(i) if a voter is illiterate or does not understand how to record his vote the presiding officer may, in the presence of the polling agent, explain to the voter the procedure.
Provision Motor Handicap Voters:
National Elections Act (2010). Article 61, section 3 states: The voting at an election shall be conducted in the following manner… (b) if a voter is incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause or is unable to read, he may ask a person of his own choice other than the presiding officer, a polling assistant or a polling agent, to assist such an incapacitated person to record his vote….and a person chosen under this paragraph shall assist not more than one voter: Provided that- Where in a household there is more than one person who requires assistance under this paragraph, it shall be lawful for such members of the household to choose one person to assist them…(i) if a voter is illiterate or does not understand how to record his vote the presiding officer may, in the presence of the polling agent, explain to the voter the procedure.
Over Representation Vuln Group:
Legislature - 5 extra Zanzibar
Targeted Initiatives
Recent Major Changes:
Tanzania's electoral body to start pilot voter registration
Transparency Initiative:
The Returning Officer shall make arrangements for counting the votes in the presence of the counting agents