Electoral Management Design Database

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

2022

Model of electoral management

Independent

Source

PNG, Constitution (1975, last amended in 2014), accessed 23 April 2022

126. ELECTIONS

1. Elections to the Parliament shall be conducted, in accordance with an Organic Law, by an Electoral Commission. […]

6. The Electoral Commission is not subject to direction or control by any person or authority.

Electoral Management Bodies

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Name of EMB Number of EMB members Term of office EMB members selected by Chair appointed/elected by Party or expert based membership
Electoral Commission 1 6 years Head of State, based on the advice of the Electoral Commission Appointments Committee Head of State, based on the advice of the Electoral Commission Appointments Committee Expert
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