Referendum Law
| Referendum Law Outlines... • A referendum system that will be used for the Southern Sudan Referendum. • Conditions for voter eligibility. • Regulations for referendum information campaigns. • Legal requirements for being in the Referendum Register inside and outside of Southern Sudan. • Conditions under which a referendum may be delayed or postponed, and actions to be taken to reschedule. • Authority and requirements for the establishment of Southern Sudan Referendum Bureau, High Committees and Sub-Committees, and Referendum Centers. • Corrupt and illegal practices and referendum offenses. • Processes for sorting and counting votes, and declaring and objecting to referendum results. • Rules for the conduct of the Referendum. Referendum Law Provides for… • A framework for Southern Sudanese to exercise have the right to freely vote in secret in the Referendum held under the provisions of the Constitution and the Referendum Act. • A voter registration exercise in which voters establish their eligibility to vote and have their names included on the referendum register (The Commission is to make rules and procedures for registration). • Publication of the provisional voters’ list to allow for revision of voters’ details and objections to the list. • Publication of the final voters’ list. • Basic polling procedures. • Observation of the referendum and the right of accredited observers to be present during all referendum processes. |