Ecuador
2024
Model of electoral management
Independent
Source
Ecuador, Constitution (2008, last amended in 2021), accessed 1 January 2024
ARTICLE 217. [...] The Electoral Branch shall be comprised of the National Electoral Council and the Electoral Dispute Settlement Court. Both bodies shall have their seat in Quito and shall have national jurisdiction, administrative, financial, and organizational autonomy, and their own legal status. They shall be governed by the principles of autonomy, independence, publicity, transparency, equity, interculturalism, gender equality, swiftness and rectitude.
Electoral Management Bodies
Add data| Name of EMB | Number of EMB members | Term of office | EMB members selected by | Chair appointed/elected by | Party or expert based membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Elections Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral) | 5 | 6 years | Council of Civic Participation and Social Control | EMB | Expert |
