Mozambique: National Electoral Commission (continued)

Note: In February and June of 2007 the Assembly of the Republic passed five new electoral laws. The information on this page will be revised and updated as soon as possible. Significant here is that Law no 8/2007 26 February (governs the National Electoral Commission) replaces Law no 20/2002.

Legal immunity

Commissioners have legal immunity except in those cases in which their activities might have an improper effect on the final result of elections or referenda (Law 20/02 2002, 15).

Funding

In terms of the law the Electoral Commissions are entitled to be subsidised through the state budget. The operational expenses of the commissions are covered by an appropriation of funds from the state budget to the Technical Secretariat for the Administration of Elections (Law 20/02 2002, 16, 38-40.

Members

The members of the CNE are:

  • Dr João Leopoldo da Costa (President, civil society)
  • Rabia Valgy (civil society)
  • Juvenal Bucuane (civil society)
  • Artemisa Franco (civil society)
  • Paulo Cuinica (civil society)
  • Alvaro Siquisse (civil society)
  • Rev Leonardo Massango (civil society)
  • Jeremias Timane (civil society)
  • António Salomão Chipanga (Frelimo)
  • José dos Santos Anjos Grachane (Frelimo)
  • Rodrigues Tima (Frelimo)
  • Isequiel Molde Gusse (Renamo)
  • Amândio de Sousa (Renamo)
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Reference

LAW 20/02 2002, October 10 [www] http://www.idea.int/africa/upload/Moz%20Electoral%20Law%2020%20CNE%202002.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 24 Oct 2007). For Portuguese see: EISA 2004 Manual sobre a Legislação Eleitoral de Moçambique - Eleições Gerais de 2004, Anexo 3, 91 - 104, [www] http://www.idea.int/elections/upload/MANUAL%20DA%20LEI%20ELEITORAL%202004%20Final.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 24 Oct 2007).