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The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia
Decision on the Extension of the Period for the
Registration of Candidates For the Fourth Round
General Elections to be Held in 2010
At its 112 th extra-ordinary meeting held on February 1, 2010, the National Electoral Board of
Ethiopia solemnly and profoundly considered the petition submitted by various political
organizations whereby they requested for the extension of the period for the registration of
candidates, stating that they were constrained by events beyond their control from proceeding
sufficiently enough to be able to register their candidates within the given time.
The Board took note of the fact that the election is generally proceeding according to the
election timetable issued by it; and expressed its belief that due to the inevitable constraint of
time it entails, granting the request of the parties would have serious implications as regards the
time allotted on the election timetable for the preparations concerning the polling. However,
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- Recalling that it has already extended the period for the registration of candidates by ten days
pursuant to similar requests made by various political parties when the proposed election
timetable for the 2010 election was discussed with the political parties on November 24, 2009;
and
- Convinced that allowing ample time for the registration of candidates will enable all political
parties to fully participate and compete in the election by registering their candidates
completely, and thereby avail the electorate with various thoroughly expounded options, with
the concomitant effect of enhancing the free, fair and peaceful nature of the election and
increasing its credibility in the eyes of the public;
Therefore, the Board decided at its 112 th extraordinary meeting held on February 1, 2010, to
extend the period for the registration of candidates by an additional 20 days. Thus, the period
for the registration of candidates, which would have terminated on February 2, 2010 will now
terminate on February 22, 2010.
Therefore, the Board reminds all competing political organizations to take note of the fact that
this decision definitively concludes the question of extension of time, and calls upon them to
take advantage of this opportunity.
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The election timetable, adjusted only to reflect the extended period for the registration of
candidates without affecting the time allotted for other aspects of the electoral process is listed
hereunder.
No
Activity
Date
1
Registration of candidates at constituency electoral offices.
December 25, 2009
to
February 22, 2010
2
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Submission of the list of political party candidates to the constituency electoral office by the representat
December 25, 2009
to
February 22, 2010
3
Presentation of endorsement signatures to the constituency electoral office by private candidates who w
December 25, 2009
to
February 22, 2010
4
Lodging of complaint, and getting a decision thereon by any person who is nominated by a party or by a
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December 25, 2009
to
February 24, 2010
5
Submission of appeal to the regional branch office of the board by a person who has encountered a situ
December 25, 2009
to
February 27, 2010
6
Selection of candidature symbols by private candidates who passed the screening process and are reg
February 23 to
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February 27, 2010
7
Publicizing the list of candidates to the electorate of the constituency concerned.
February 28, 2010
8
Issuance of candidature identification cards.
March 1 to 6, 2010
9
Official commencement of the election campaign.
February 9,2010
10
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Official winding up of the election campaign.
May 20, 2010
at 6:00 pm
Notice
1. All Ethiopians and competing political parties shall bear in mind that the registration of
voters will be conducted from January 9 to 17, 2010 and that voting shall take place on May 23,
2010 as has been previously announced.
2. Competing political parties are advised to note that this extension is the final one to be
granted.
3. As such, they should proceed accordingly and register their candidates in constituencies
where they have not done so yet.
4. The Board firmly notifies its Regional Branch Offices and the Constituency Electoral
Offices at various levels to appropriately receive and register candidates in accordance with the
extended period for the registration of candidates.
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia
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Addis Ababa
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