The Association of World Election Bodies, commonly referred to as ‘A-WEB’, was established on October 14, 2013 in
Song-do,
South
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Etymology
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Korea. A-WEB is the first global organization of
election management bodies, and the membership currently consists of 118 EMBs as members and 20 Regional associations as associate members. Under the slogan of ‘Democracy to Grow for All Worldwide,’ the A-WEB Secretariat provides training programs for
election officials of member nations and undertakes country programs at the request of member organization, providing support during the election cycle to boost election management capacity. The current chairman is
Sushil Chandra
Sushil Chandra (born 15 May 1957) is a 1980 batch IRS (IT) officer. He was the 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India. He previously served as the Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes.
Personal life
Sushil Chandra was born on ...
from
Republic of India
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.
Creation and inauguration
The
National Election Commission
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of the
Republic of Korea first proposed the creation of a global election management body institution to the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) in 2010. After a series of Working Group meetings,
a
Charter
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was drawn up and the name A-WEB was chosen upon the suggestion of the
Election Commission of India
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body. It was established by the Constitution of India to conduct and regulate elections in the country. Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, di ...
.
A-WEB was
inaugurated on October 14, 2013. Over 400 participants from 140 election management bodies, international organizations and
non-governmental organizations attended the ceremony in Song-do, South Korea, where the Secretariat was established. 97 organizations gained membership into A-WEB.
Structure
A-WEB has three main bodies. The Executive Board serves the executive function and meets yearly to make decisions on A-WEB's general direction. It consists of up to ten member organizations and the Board must maintain a continental balance. The more members there are from a particular continent, the more members of the Executive Board should be from that continent. The Executive Board is headed by a
Chairperson who leads the meetings of the board.
The remaining members make up the second body, the General Assembly. The General Assembly convenes once every two years and votes on important issues related to A-WEB and decisions made by the Executive Board. The General Assembly also elects the members of the Executive Board and confirms the induction of new member organizations.
Finally, the secretariat carries out the general administrative work of A-WEB and is based in the country where the Secretary General (elected by the Executive Board) resides. Currently the secretariat is based in Song-do, South Korea. Other member countries send secondee staff to operate the office.
A-WEB Programs
Election Management Capacity Building Program
A-WEB organizes the Election Management Capacity Building Program for election officials to strengthen the election management capacity and manage their elections more effectively and professionally in the future. More specifically, the Election Management Capacity Building Program aims:
# to support the participants to study various electoral systems, discuss issues and challenges each EMB is facing and come up with solutions to the shared problems;
# to provide an opportunity to exchange good practices and learn an international standard of election management;
# to establish a network of election officials around the world and encourage them to share their experiences and expertise.
Diverse professional electoral stakeholders are invited as a guest lecturers to help participants have a better understanding of all aspects of election management and electoral cycle. The program also enables the participants to learn not only from the lecturer(s), but also from amongst the participants themselves through interactive discussions.
Each program addresses a particular topic on the electoral process such as political participation of marginalized groups, gender equality, and media in election management, giving the participants a chance to consider overlooked elements that may affect the fairness of their election management.
Country Programs
Country Programs aim to strengthen the accuracy in election processes by improving systems related to election management and support the establishment of ‘good governance’ based on the needs and demands of EMBs.
Election Visitor Program
A-WEB Election Visitor Program aims to increase understanding of different election systems and to share and spread better practices and the use of ICT in elections through observing election administration of member EMBs, as the article 4.1. of A-WEB charter; Encourage the development and promotion of a democratic culture and an environment conducive to the holding of free, fair, transparent and participative elections.
Current members
* The Central Commission of the
Republic of Belarus on Elections and Holding Republican Referenda
* Commission Electorale Nationale Autonome of
Benin
* Election Commission of
Bhutan
*
Bolivia
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* BiH Central Election Commission
* Central Election Commission of
Bulgaria
* Commission Electorale Nationale Independante of
Burkina Faso
* National Independent Electoral Commission of
Burundi
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* Elections
Cameroon
*
Elections Canada
*
Registraduria Nacionial del Estado Civil of
Colombia
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* Supreme Electoral Court of
Costa Rica
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* Commission Electorale Independante of
Côte d'Ivoire
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* State Election Commission of the
Republic of Croatia
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* Election Department / Ministry of Interior of
Djibouti
* Electoral Commission of
Dominica
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* Junta Central Electoral of the
Dominican Republic
* Tribunal Superior Electoral of the Dominican Republic
* Commission Electorale Nationale Independante of the
Democratic Republic of Congo
* National Electoral Council of
Ecuador
* Higher Elections Commission of
Egypt
* Supreme Electoral Tribunal of
El Salvador
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* National Electoral Board of
Ethiopia
* Conseil Constitutionnel of
France
* General Elections Commission of
Gabon
* Central Election Commission of
Georgia
*
Electoral Commission of Ghana
* Tribunal Supremo Electoral of
Guatemala
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* Independent National Electoral Commission of
Guinea
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* Association of Caribbean Electoral Organizations (
Guyana
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)
*
Haiti
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Permanent Electoral Council
*
Election Commission
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of
India
*
General Elections Commission
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of the
Republic of Indonesia
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*
Independent High Electoral Commission of
Iraq
* Electoral Commission of
Jamaica
*
Central Election Commission
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of the Republic of
Kazakhstan
*
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya
*
National Election Commission
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of the
Republic of Korea
* Central Election Commission of
Kosovo
* Central Election Commission of
Kyrgyz Republic
* The Central Election Commission of
Latvia
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* Ministry of Interior & Municipalities of
Lebanon
* The
Libyan
High National Elections Commission
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Creation
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* Independent National Electoral Commission for The Transition of
Madagascar
*
Malawi Electoral Commission
* Elections Commission of
Maldives
* National Independent Election Commission of
Mali
* Territorial Administration of Republic Mali
*
Instituto Nacional Electoral of
Mexico
* Central Electoral Commission of
Moldova
* General Election Commission of
Mongolia
* Comissao Nacional de Eleicoes of
Mozambique
*
Union Election Commission
The Union Election Commission ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စု ရွေးကောက်ပွဲ ကော်မရှင်, abbreviated UEC) is the national level electoral commission of Myanmar (Burma), responsible for organising an ...
of
Myanmar
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*
Independent National Electoral Commission
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was established in 1998 and is the electoral body which oversees elections in Nigeria.
History
Regulation and administration of elections
The administration of democratic elections in Nige ...
of
Nigeria
*
Election Commission
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of
Pakistan
* Central Elections Commission of
Palestine
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* Tribunal Electoral de
Panama
*
Philippine Commission on Elections
* National Electoral Commission of
Poland
* National Electoral Commission (Comissão Nacional de Eleicões) of
Portugal
*
Puerto Rico State Elections Commission
*
Permanent Electoral Authority of
Romania
*
Central Election Commission
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of
Russia
* National Electoral Commission of
Rwanda
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*
St Lucia Electoral commission
* Office of the Electoral Commissioner of
Samoa
* National Electoral Commission of
São Tomé and Príncipe
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* Commission Electorale Nationale Autonome of
Senegal
* The Republic Electoral Commission of
Serbia
* National Electoral Commission
Sierra Leone
* State Election Commission of Republic of
Slovenia Secretariat
*
Electoral Commission of
South Africa
* National Election Commission of
South Sudan
*
Department of Elections,
Sri Lanka
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* Independent Electoral Council of
Suriname
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*
Central Election Commission
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of
Republic of China
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(
Taiwan)
* Zanzibar Electoral Commission (
Tanzania)
* National Electoral Commission of Tanzania
*
Election Commission
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of
Thailand
*
Timor-Leste's National Electoral Commission
* Commission Electorale Nationale Independante of
Togo
*
Tonga Electoral Commission
* Elections & Boundaries Commission of
Trinidad and Tobago
*
Supreme Election Council of
Turkey
* Electoral Commission of
Uganda
* Central Election Commission of
Uzbekistan
* Electoral Office of Republic of
Vanuatu
*
Consejo National Electoral of
Venezuela
* Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum of
Yemen
* Electoral Commission of
Zambia
References
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Election and voting-related organizations
International organizations based in South Korea
Organizations established in 2013
2013 establishments in South Korea