Representation of People Order is a set of laws governing how members of parliament are election, the role of the Election Commission, and registration of
Bangladeshi political parties.
History
Representation of People Order was passed on 26 December 1972 and repealed Legal Framework Order and the National and Provincial Assemblies (Election) Ordinance of 1970.
The law governs the election of members of parliament in Bangladesh and the registration of political parties with the
Election Commission
An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ...
.
Political parties must meet three conditions under the ordinance to register with the Election Commission. It tasks the Election Commission with providing returning officers for each parliamentary constituency during elections.
The Order was amended in August 2008 through the Representative of People Order (Amendment) Ordinance which was passed in the parliament in 2009.
In 2018, the Order was further amended through the Representation of the People Order (amendment) Order, 2018 which allowed the use of
electronic voting machines
An electronic voting machine is a voting machine based on electronics.
Two main technologies exist: '' optical scanning'' and '' direct recording'' (DRE).
Optical scanning
In an optical scan voting system, or marksense, each voter's choices ...
in elections.
The
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approved 38.25 billion taka for the purchase of electronic voting machines.
In 2020, the Election Commission tried to reduce their own power through a proposed amendment to the Order and creating a separate Registration of Political Parties Act-2020 act.
,
Shahdeen Malik
Shahdeen Malik is a Bangladeshi lawyer, eminent jurist, a constitutional expert, and legal activist.
Early life
Malik's father, Abdul Malik Chowdhury, was the chief conservatory officer of the Forest Department. He did his masters in law at the ...
,
Badiul Alam Majumder,
M Hafizuddin Khan, and other political commenters criticised the move.
, election commissioner, sent a dissent note on the proposal.
See also
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2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis
References
Politics of Bangladesh
1972 in law
Law of Bangladesh
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