Transcription of REPORT ON TRIPARTITE ELECTIONS MAY 2014
1 MALAWI ELECTORAL COMMISSIONREPORT ONTRIPARTITEELECTIONSMAY 2014 Malawi Electoral CommissionChisankho HousePrivate Bag 113 BlantyreMEC 2014 TRIPARTITE ELECTIONS ReportPage 1 LETTER OF SUBMISSIONM alawi Electoral Commission,Chisankho House,Private Bag 113,Blantyre, December, Excellency Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika,President of the Republic of Malawi,Kamuzu Palace, Excellency,The Malawi Electoral Commission is appointed under Section 4 of the ElectoralCommission Act. It is mandated under Section 76 of the Constitution of the Republic ofMalawi and the Electoral Commission Act No. 11 of 1998 to exercise such functions inrelation to ELECTIONS . The duties of the Commission include:a) To determine the number of constituencies for purposes of ELECTIONS ;b) To undertake or supervise the demarcation of boundaries of constituencies;c) To organize and direct the registration of voters;d) To devise and establish voters registers and ballot papers;e) To print, distribute and take charge of ballot papers and voters registers;f) To approve and procure ballot boxes;g) To establish and operate polling stations; andh) To establish security conditions necessary for the conduct of every election inaccordance with any written law governing ELECTIONS .
2 Your Excellency, Local Government, Parliamentary and Presidential ELECTIONS to electCouncillors, Members of the National Assembly and a State President were conductedon 20th May 2014 in accordance with the Constitution of Malawi, Electoral CommissionAct No 11 of 1998, Parliamentary and Presidential Act No 13 of 1993 and the LocalGovernment ELECTIONS Act as amended. We, the Commissioners, therefore, humbly submit to Your Excellency, the REPORT on theTripartite ELECTIONS prepared by the Commission in compliance with Article 6 of theElectoral Commission are, Your Excellency,Page 2 MEC 2014 TRIPARTITE ELECTIONS ReportMEC 2014 TRIPARTITE ELECTIONS ReportPage Maxon Mbendera, KalongaCHAIRMANC hief ELECTIONS .
3 Rev. Maxwell Mezuwa Stanley BilliatGloria Angella ..Rev. Ambassador Rev. Allan Moyomsana Elvey Kalonga-MtafuEmmanuel Chinkwita- ChiphikoCommissionerPhiri Commissioner Commissioner ..Archbishop Emeritus Dr Wellington Mkwepu Nancy Gladys TemboDr. Bernard Amos Malango NakangaCommissionerCommissionerCommissio nerTABLE OF 1 ADMINISTRATIVE THE CONSTITUENCY RETURNING OFFICER (CRO).. POLITICAL VOTER 2 THE ELECTORAL MANDATE AND CORE ESTABLISHMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ELECTORAL SERVICES FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION AUDIT MEDIA CIVIC AND VOTER EDUCATION TECHNICAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION 3 PLANNING AND REVIEW OF ELECTORAL STRATEGIC THE CHALLENGES IN PLANNING AND 4 DEMARCATION OF WARDS AND CONSTITUENCY LEGAL DEMARCATION FIELD 4 MEC 2014 TRIPARTITE ELECTIONS PUBLIC COMMISSION 5 REGISTRATION OF PLANNING FOR RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF VOTER REGISTRATION REGISTRATION MONITORING AND OBSERVATION OF THE REGISTRATION TRANSPORT LOGISTICS FOR THE REGISTRATION PROCESSING OF
4 THE REGISTRATION PRINTING AND INSPECTION OF THE PRELIMINARY VOTERS PRINTING OF THE FINAL VOTERS CHALLENGES DURING REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION OF THE VOTERS 6 NOMINATION QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF ANALYSIS OF NOMINATION PAPERS AND APPROVAL OF 7 POLITICAL PARTIES/CONTESTING CANDIDATES OFFICIAL MEETING WITH RADIO/TV PUBLIC 5 ELECTORAL CODE OF CONDUCT FOR POLITICAL PARTIES AND POLITICAL 8 CIVIC AND VOTER 2014 TRIPARTITE ELECTIONS ReportPage CIVIC AND VOTER EDUCATION CVE IMPLEMENTATION 9 MEDIA AND PUBLIC MEDIA AND PUBLIC RELATIONS VISIT TO MEDIA RECRUITMENT OF REVIEW OF THE MEDIA CODE OF TRAINING OF AWARENESS ON VARIOUS EVENTS AND APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIAL 10 ESTABLISHMENT OF POLLING DISTRIBUTION OF NON SENSITIVE POLLING PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BALLOT RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF election SECURITY ACCREDITATION OF POLITICAL PARTY, CANDIDATES AND CSO 11 VOTING PROCESS AND RESULTS ORGANIZATION OF POLLING SPECIAL NEEDS COUNTING OF SOME OF THE MAJOR INCIDENCES DURING POSTPONED 6 MEC 2014 TRIPARTITE ELECTIONS VERIFICATION AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUENCY TALLY NATIONAL TALLY CENTRE (NTC).
5 DETERMINATION AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF 12 COLLABORATION WITH INTERFACE WITH National ELECTIONS Consultative Forum (NECOF)..77ii. Multiparty Liaison Committee (MPLC)..77iii. Other special Interface Initiatives With 13 INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL ACCREDITATION OF INTERNATIONAL LOCAL RECOMMENDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL 14 COMPLAINTS AND PETITIONS AND 15 ELECTORAL REGISTRATION OF COMPUTERIZATION OF THE VOTERS' RESULTS CIVIC AND VOTER election MEDIA 16 2014 TRIPARTITE ELECTIONS ReportPage 7 LIST OF TABLESTABLE 1 FINAL BUDGET AS APPROVED BY PARLIAMENT AND ACTUAL 2 APPROVED 2014 PRESIDENTIAL election 3 SUMMARY OF APPROVED 2014 PARLIAMENTARY election 4 SUMMARY OF APPROVED 2014 LOCAL GOVERNMENT election 5 SUMMARY OF VOTER TURNOUT AND NULL AND VOID 6 RESULTS OF 2014 PRESIDENTIAL 7 RESULTS OF 2014
6 PARLIAMENTARY election ELECTED MEMBERS OF NATIONALASSEMBLY BY SPONSORING PARTY AND 8 RESULTS OF THE 2014 LOCAL GOVERNMENT election BY SPONSORING PARTYAND 8 MEC 2014 TRIPARTITE ELECTIONS 1- MEC 2- POLITICAL PARTIES THAT CONTESTED IN THE TRIPARTITE 3- VOTER REGISTRATION 4- PHASES OF THE INSPECTION OF THE VOTERS' 5- ELECTORAL CALENDAR COVERING MAJOR 6- ACCREDITED CIVIC AND VOTER EDUCATION 7- MEDIA HOUSES VISITED BY THE 8: POLLING STATIONS THAT OPENED ON 21ST AND 22ND MAY 9- REGISTRATION FIGURES DURING 2014 10- NOMINATION PAPERS PRESENTED IN THE 11- COMPOSITION OF MULTIPARTY LIAISON COMMITTEE (MPLC)..108 APPENDIX 12- SUMMARY OF COURT CASES AND 2014 TRIPARTITE ELECTIONS ReportPage 9 ACRONYMSAFORDA lliance for DemocracyBRIDGEB uilding Resources in Democracy.
7 Governance and ElectionsCCJPC atholic Commission for Justice and PeaceCCVEAC onstituency Civic and Voter Education AssistantCHRRC entre for Human Rights and RehabilitationCHUC omplaints Handling UnitCMDC entre for Multiparty DemocracyCOPC amera Operator CROC onstituency Returning OfficerCSOsCivil Society OrganizationsCVEC ivic and Voter EducationCONUC ongress for National Unity DCDistrict CommissionerDC&VECC District Civic & Voter Education Coordinating CommitteeDECD istrict ELECTIONS CoordinatorDESTD istrict ELECTIONS Supervisory TeamDPsDevelopment PartnersDPPD emocratic Progressive Party ECAE lectoral Commission Act no. 11 of 1998 as amendedECF SADC Electoral Commissions Forum of the Southern Africa Development Community EUEuropean Union FBOsFaith Based OrganizationsFPTPF irst-Past-The PostGoMGovernment of Malawi HRCCH uman Rights Consultative CommitteeHIV/AIDSH uman Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune DeficiencySyndromeICTI nformation and Communication TechnologyIDsIdentitiesIFESI nternational Foundation for Electoral SystemsIPCI nternal Procurement CommitteeIPII nstitute for Policy InteractionLGEAL ocal Government ELECTIONS Act no.
8 24 of 1996 as amendedMACRAM alawi Communications Regulatory AuthorityMAFUNDEM alawi Forum for Unity and DevelopmentMAMM uslim Association of MalawiPage 10 MEC 2014 TRIPARTITE ELECTIONS ReportMBCM alawi Broadcasting CorporationMCCM alawi Council of ChurchesMCPM alawi Congress PartyMDFM alawi Defense ForcesMDPM alawi Democratic PartyMECM alawi Electoral CommissionMESNM alawi Electoral Support NetworkMHRCM alawi Human Rights Commission MKMalawi KwachaMPLCsMultiparty Liaison CommitteesMPPM alavi People s PartyMTLM alawi Telecommunications LimitedNARCNew Rainbow Coalition NGONon Governmental OrganizationNICEN ational Initiative for Civic EducationOMRO ptical Mark Recognition PEAsPrimary Education AdvisorsPETRAP eople s Transformation PartyPPEAP arliamentary and Presidential ELECTIONS Act no.
9 31 of 1993 as amendedPPMP eople s Progressive MovementQCMQ uality Control ManagerRPRepublican PartySADCS outhern African Development CommunityScSenior CounselTATraditional AuthorityUDFU nited Democratic FrontUKUnited KingdomUNDPU nited Nations Development ProgramUSAIDU nited States Agency for International DevelopmentUSDU nited States DollarVIVoter InformationYONECOY outhnet and Counseling OrganizationZECZ imbabwe Electoral CommissionZBSZ odiak Broadcasting StationMEC 2014 TRIPARTITE ELECTIONS ReportPage 11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe Malawi Electoral Commission would like to express its sincere gratitude to all thestakeholders, both individuals and organizations, for their generous contributions(financial, material, human and moral), as well as their advice, guidance andinvaluable information rendered throughout the electoral process.
10 Whileacknowledging their invaluable contributions, it is not possible to name all those whocontributed to the process of preparation, implementation and completion of thisnational undertaking. However, the Commission would particularly wish toacknowledge the enormous support given by the following institutions:a) The Government of the Republic of Malawi,b) Political Parties and candidatesc) Voters and the citizenry in general, d) All Development Partners who contributed to the ELECTIONS basket fund e) Members of both Steering and Technical committees f) All Government Ministries and Para-statal organizations that released their staff and/or vehicles during this national undertaking,g) Members of the Transport Task Force,h) Institutions that offered their venues to be used as registration or polling and votetallying points,i) District Commissioners/Chief Executive Officers of Local Assemblies for theirassistance in the overall management of the electoral process, j)
