- EC-UNDP Partnership on Electoral Assistance

- EC-UNDP Partnership on Electoral Assistance

Joint EC-UNDP Thematic
Workshop on
Sustainability in Electoral
Administration:
Adequate Resourcing for
Credible Elections
Maputo, Mozambique, 4-8 March 2013
Sustainability in voter registration:
links voter registry/ civil registry
Cape Verde Case Study
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Agenda
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Background
Cape Verdean electoral administration
Voter Registry
Civil Registry
Links
SNIAC
Challenges
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Cape What…!?
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… in the Atlantic Ocean
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Figures
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Area - 4.033 Km2
Population – 491.875 (2010 Census)
Independence day - 5th July 1975
Official language – Portuguese
PIB – 1.3 B Euro (2010)
Emigrants remittances Aprox. 94 M Euro
(2010)
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Cape Verde
International recognition
Index
Score
PALOP rank
CPLP rank
African rank
World rank
Year
Human Development Index
0.568
1 (top 17%)
3 (top 38%)
10 (top 19%)
133 (top 66%)
2011
Ibrahim Index of African Governance
78.4
1 (top 17%)
N/A
2 (top 4%)
N/A
2012
Freedom of the Press
27 (Free)
1 (top 17%)
2 (top 25%)
2 (top 4%)
27 (top 14%)
2012
Freedom in the World
1/1
1 (top 17%)
1 (top 13%)
1 (top 2%)
1 (top 1%)
2013
Press Freedom Index
14,33
1 (top 17%)
1 (top 13%)
2 (top 4%)
25 (top 13%)
2013
Democracy Index
7.92
1 (top 17%)
1 (top 13%)
2 (top 4%)
26 (top 13%)
2011
Corruption Perceptions Index
6.0
1 (top 17%)
2 (top 25%)
2 (top 4%)
39 (top 20%)
2012
Index of Economic Freedom
63.7
1 (top 17%)
1 (top 13%)
4 (top 8%)
65 (top 32%)
2013
0.4054
1 (top 17%)
3 (top 38%)
6 (top 12%)
108 (top 53%)
2010
Failed States Index
77.2
2 (top 34%)
3 (top 38%)
14 (top 26%)
89 (top 44%)
2010
Networked Readiness Index
3.57
1 (top 17%)
3 (top 38%)
10 (top 19%)
84 (top 42%)
e-Government Readiness Index
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Elections
Next elections 2016
5 legislative elections
1st election
– 13th
January
1991
5 presidential
elections
6 local elections
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Who can vote?
Legislative and Presidential Elections – capeverdeans
(residents and non residents)
Local Elections – capeverdeans, foreigns, “apatrida”
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Capeverdean Electoral Administration
National Electoral Commission
Guarantee that elections are conducted in accordance
with the electoral laws in a manner
that reflects the will of the people;
General Directorate for Electoral Management
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Provides all logistic activities for electoral process
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Maintenance and management of the electoral system
Registration Office
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Independent
Execute the registration process in the field
Management of the processes registration
• Update
• Eliminate
• Address Transfer
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Voter Registry
Mandatory
Continuous
Permanent
Biometric
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Voter registry
• From 27th December 2007 to 03rd March
2008
• Operations cost: 1.972.329 €
• Cost per voter: 7,1€
• Annual cost: 576.000 €
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Voter Registry
Final results
CONCELHO
Total 2008
Total 2012
BOA VISTA
4.107
5.65
BRAVA
3.598
4.06
MAIO
3.848
4.43
MOSTEIROS
5.137
5.59
PAUL
4.284
4.96
PORTO NOVO
9.682
11.45
PRAIA
64.260
70.82
RIBEIRA BRAVA
4.592
5.09
RIBEIRA GRANDE
10.901
12.16
RIBEIRA GRANDE DE SANTIAGO
4.120
4.99
SAL
14.038
14.88
SANTA CATARINA
18.702
21.56
SANTA CATARINA DO FOGO
2.640
3.06
SANTA CRUZ
11.911
13.74
SÃO DOMINGOS
6.918
7.92
SÃO FILIPE
11.882
13.17
SÃO LOURENÇO DOS ÓRGÃOS
4.036
4.70
SÃO MIGUEL
7.319
8.46
SÃO SALVADOR DO MUNDO
4.195
4.84
SÃO VICENTE
44.711
47.57
TARRAFAL
8.668
9.70
TARRAFAL DE SÃO NICOLAU
3.175
3.62
TOTAL
252.724
282.52
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Electoral Registry
Diaspora
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21 Countries
4 Continents
12 Embassies
3 Consulates
4 countries without support from a local
Embassy or Consulate
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Electoral Registry
Diaspora
From 06th August to 13th
December 2010
Global cost of the
Voter registration
in the diaspora:
1.750.000 €
Cost per voter: 51,10€
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Electoral Registry
Diaspora – Final Result
CÍRCULO ELEITORAL
PAÍSES
Angola
Guiné-Bissau
África
São Tomé e Príncipe
Nº INSC.
1.87
25
1.00
Moçambique
Senegal
SUB-TOTAL
6
99
4.19
Argentina
Américas
2
Brasil
63
Cuba
7
E.U.A
7.26
SUB-TOTAL
7.99
Alemanha
19
Bélgica
9
China
Europa e Resto do Mundo
9
Espanha
1.17
França
3.83
Holanda
1.05
Itália
2.17
Luxemburgo
Portugal
84
12.19
Suécia
12
Suíça
32
Reino Unido
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL
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22.15
34.34
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Civil Registry
• Until 1912 – assumed by the Catholic Church
• After 1912 – Portuguese administration
• 2001 – ICT in Registry and Notary
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Civil Registry
Strong registry
Weak ID cards
Inefficient in the diaspora
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Links electoral registry/civil registry
Since 1995 civil register is the provider of
information for electoral register
In 2003 was possible to correct information
of the electoral registry by accessing the ID
card data base
In 2007 a copy of the civil registry was used in
the biometric register machines
Since 2007 the electoral registry has online
access to the civil registry data base
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SNIAC
National Service for Civil and Criminal
Authentication
Provider of the citizen identification
for all the public services
Automatic electoral registration
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SNIAC Chronology
2006
2007
2008
• 1st draft
• biometric electoral registry
• diaspora assessment
2009
• correcção dos pendentes
2010
• recenseamento geral no estrangeiro
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SNIAC
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SNIAC
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SNIAC
• Budget
Sponsor
TOTAL
National Budget
2,333,229.71 €
UN
1,660,019.00 €
Portugal
500,000.00 €
4,493,248.71 €
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Challenges
Create and maintain accurate the
residence system
Maintain the same level of services in
the national territory as in the diaspora
Create a national consensus to
extinguish the register commissions
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Thank you!
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Questions?
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