Election Management Bodies in Southern Africa
Over the past two decades, Southern African countries have entrenched the use of elections as the only means and medium for electing governments and representative institutions in governance. Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) are central to the delivery and quality of elections. These institutions...
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| description | Over the past two decades, Southern African countries have entrenched the use of elections as the only means and medium for electing governments and representative institutions in governance. Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) are central to the delivery and quality of elections. These institutions are mandated to manage most or all aspects of the electoral process. Informed by diverse factors – the design, mandate, extent of powers and even the number of institutions responsible for electoral matters vary in each country. This study is a collaborative effort between the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA), the Open Society Foundation’s Africa Regional Office (AfRO) and the Electoral Commissions Forum of the Southern African Development Community (ECF-SADC). For each of the 12 countries, the research covered: 1. Comparative analysis of the legal frameworks the EMBs operate under and of the historical and political contexts they function within 2. Comparative study of the institutional nature of the EMBs 3. Assessment of the powers vested in the EMBs in the conduct and management of electoral processes and their role in the drafting of electoral laws, managing electoral operations, certifying and proclaiming electoral results, ensuring that electoral results are credible, and in resolving electoral conflicts 4. Comparative assessment of the independence of the EMBs with particular reference to funding and their relationships with the executive, political parties, parliament and the judiciary (electoral justice mechanisms) Findings and recommendations from this pan-African initiative are expected to increase information and knowledge on the strengths, weaknesses and workings of EMBs in sub-Saharan Africa to facilitate peer learning among African election managers, as well as informing policy-makers, legislators, governments and civil society on a progressive reform agenda to strengthen inclusive electoral processes and democratic practice. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1758312026-04-20T09:08:22Z Election Management Bodies in Southern Africa (OSISA), Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa African studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSL Ethnic studies::JBSL1 Ethnic groups and multicultural studies Over the past two decades, Southern African countries have entrenched the use of elections as the only means and medium for electing governments and representative institutions in governance. Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) are central to the delivery and quality of elections. These institutions are mandated to manage most or all aspects of the electoral process. Informed by diverse factors – the design, mandate, extent of powers and even the number of institutions responsible for electoral matters vary in each country. This study is a collaborative effort between the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA), the Open Society Foundation’s Africa Regional Office (AfRO) and the Electoral Commissions Forum of the Southern African Development Community (ECF-SADC). For each of the 12 countries, the research covered: 1. Comparative analysis of the legal frameworks the EMBs operate under and of the historical and political contexts they function within 2. Comparative study of the institutional nature of the EMBs 3. Assessment of the powers vested in the EMBs in the conduct and management of electoral processes and their role in the drafting of electoral laws, managing electoral operations, certifying and proclaiming electoral results, ensuring that electoral results are credible, and in resolving electoral conflicts 4. Comparative assessment of the independence of the EMBs with particular reference to funding and their relationships with the executive, political parties, parliament and the judiciary (electoral justice mechanisms) Findings and recommendations from this pan-African initiative are expected to increase information and knowledge on the strengths, weaknesses and workings of EMBs in sub-Saharan Africa to facilitate peer learning among African election managers, as well as informing policy-makers, legislators, governments and civil society on a progressive reform agenda to strengthen inclusive electoral processes and democratic practice. 2026-04-20T09:08:21Z 2026-04-20T09:08:21Z 2026-04-16T13:27:29Z 2017 book ONIX_20260415T184307_9781928332183_49 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/112573 9781928332183 9781928332176 9781928332190 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/175831 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/112573/1/9781928332183.pdf African Minds African Minds 10.47622/9781928332176 10.47622/9781928332176 36099d72-8b22-4bf5-ab27-c2090263b9c6 9781928332183 9781928332176 9781928332190 African Minds 345 Cape Town open access |
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| title_full | Election Management Bodies in Southern Africa |
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