Mozambique: Electoral management bodies

Updated July 2005

The task of planning, supervising and executing elections, as well as dispute adjudication and resolution is in the hands of a number of interlocked bodies:

• The National Electoral Commission (CNE) is responsible for supervising voter registration, the conduct of elections and holding of referenda.
• The Technical Secretariat for the Administration of Elections (STAE) acts as the executive arm of the CNE.
• The Provincial and municipal or district electoral commissions are ad hoc structures created to execute electoral operations for the CNE.
• The Constitutional Council supervises electoral process, verifies presidential candidates, hears petition appeals, validates and declares final results of elections.

Official web site

STAE: http://www.stae.org.mz/ [opens new window] (accessed 13 Nov 2008).