Electoral Management Design Database
Latin America and the Caribbean
Summary
Summary data |
Electoral Management Design Database
Model of electoral management
|
|
| Value |
Count |
| Mixed |
4 (12.12%) |
| Independent |
26 (78.79%) |
| Governmental |
3 (9.09%) |
| No national elections |
0 (0.00%) |
| Other |
0 (0.00%) |
| Total |
33 |
| Missing data |
0 |
| Grand total |
33 |
|
Electoral Management Bodies
| Country |
Name of EMB |
Number of EMB members |
Term of office |
EMB members selected by |
Chair appointed/elected by |
Party or expert based membership |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Electoral Commission
|
5
|
7 years
|
Governor-General, on recommendation by Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition
|
Governor-General, on recommendation by Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition
|
Expert
|
| Argentina |
National Electoral Directorate (Dirección Nacional Electoral)
|
|
Not applicable
|
Not applicable
|
Not applicable
|
Not applicable
|
|
National Electoral Chamber (Cámara Nacional Electoral - CNE)
|
3
|
Not specified
|
Judicial Council
|
Other
|
Expert
|
| Barbados |
Electoral and Boundaries Commission
|
5
|
5 years
|
Governor-General, on recommendation by Prime Minister
|
Governor-General, on recommendation by Prime Minister
|
Expert
|
| Bolivia |
Supreme Electoral Tribunal (Tribunal Supremo Electoral)
|
7
|
6 years
|
President (1 member); Parliament (6 members)
|
EMB
|
Expert
|
| Brazil |
Superior Electoral Tribunal (Tribunal Superior Eleitoral)
|
7
|
2 years
|
Supreme Federal Tribunal; Superior Tribunal of Justice; President
|
EMB
|
Expert
|
| Bahamas |
Parliamentary Registration Department
|
1
|
Unlimited
|
Governor General acting in accordance with the advice of the Public Service Commission
|
Governor General acting in accordance with the advice of the Public Service Commission
|
Expert
|
| Belize |
Chief Elections Officer
|
1
|
Not specified
|
Governor-General, on advice by Prime Minister and Public Services Commission
|
Not applicable
|
Not yet specified
|
|
Elections and Boundaries Commission
|
5
|
5 years
|
Governor-General, on advice by Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition
|
Governor-General, on advice by Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition
|
Expert
|
| Chile |
Board of the Electoral Service (Consejo Directivo del Servicio Electoral)
|
5
|
10 years
|
President, subject to the agreement of the Senate adopted by two thirds of its current members
|
EMB
|
Expert
|
| Colombia |
National Electoral Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral)
|
9
|
4 years
|
Parliament
|
EMB
|
Expert
|
|
National Registry of the Civil Status (Registraduria Nacional del Estado Civil)
|
1
|
4 years
|
Presidents of Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, and the Council of State
|
Not applicable
|
Expert
|
| Costa Rica |
Supreme Electoral Tribunal (Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones)
|
3
|
6 years
|
Supreme Court of Justice
|
EMB
|
Expert
|
| Cuba |
National Electoral Commission (Comisión Electoral Nacional)
|
17
|
For election period only
|
Council of State
|
Council of State
|
Not specified
|
| Dominica |
Electoral Commission
|
5
|
5 years
|
President, on advice by Prime Minister and Leader of Opposition
|
President
|
Not specified
|
| Dominican Republic |
Central Electoral Board (Junta Central Electoral)
|
5
|
4 years
|
Senate
|
Senate
|
Expert
|
| Ecuador |
National Elections Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral)
|
5
|
6 years
|
Council of Civic Participation and Social Control
|
EMB
|
Expert
|
| Grenada |
Supervisor of Elections
|
1
|
Not specified
|
Governor-General
|
Not applicable
|
Not specified
|
| Guatemala |
Supreme Electoral Tribunal (Tribunal Supremo Electoral)
|
5
|
6 years
|
Legislature, based on the list proposed by the Nomination Committee.
|
EMB
|
Expert
|
| Guyana |
Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM)
|
7
|
Not specified
|
President, on advice by Opposition Leader
|
President, on suggestion by Opposition Leader
|
Expert
|
| Honduras |
Supreme Electoral Tribunal (Tribunal Supremo Electoral)
|
3
|
5 years
|
Legislature
|
EMB
|
Expert
|
|
National Electoral Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral)
|
5
|
5 years
|
Legislature
|
EMB
|
Expert
|
| Haiti |
Provisional Electoral Council (Le Conseil électoral provisoire)
|
9
|
Not specified
|
President
|
EMB
|
Expert
|
| Jamaica |
Electoral Commission
|
9
|
4 or 7 years
|
Governor-General, on recommendation by different parties (Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition, Commissioners)
|
EMB
|
Expert
|
|
Director of Elections
|
1
|
7 years
|
Governor General, on recommendation by the other EMB members
|
Not applicable
|
Expert
|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Electoral Commission
|
3
|
Not specified
|
Governor-General, on advice by Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition
|
Governor-General
|
Expert
|
|
Supervisor of Elections
|
1
|
Not specified
|
Governor-General
|
Not applicable
|
Expert
|
| Saint Lucia |
Electoral Commission
|
3
|
5 years
|
Governor General, partly on advice by Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition
|
Governor-General
|
Not specified
|
|
Chief Elections Officer
|
1
|
Not specified
|
Governor-General, acting after consultation with the Electoral Commission
|
Not applicable
|
Not specified
|
| Mexico |
National Electoral Institute (Instituto Nacional Electoral)
|
11
|
9 years
|
Parliament, according to the special procedure set forth by the Constitution
|
Parliament, according to the special procedure set forth by the Constitution
|
Expert
|
| Nicaragua |
Supreme Electoral Council (Consejo Supremo Electoral)
|
7
|
5 years
|
Parliament, as proposed by the President and by the Deputies of the National Assembly
|
EMB
|
Expert
|
| Panama |
Electoral Tribunal (Tribunal Electoral)
|
3
|
10 years
|
Parliament; Government; Supreme Court
|
EMB
|
Expert
|
| Peru |
National Election Board (Jurado Nacional de Eleccioines)
|
5
|
4 years
|
Supreme Court; Prosecutors Board; Lima Bar Association; Deans of Public and Private Schools of Law
|
Supreme Court
|
Expert
|
|
National Office of Elections (Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales)
|
1
|
4 years
|
National Council of the Magistracy
|
Not applicable
|
Expert
|
| Paraguay |
Superior Tribunal of Electoral Justice (Tribunal Superior de Justicia Electoral)
|
3
|
5 years
|
Supreme Court
|
EMB
|
Expert
|
| Suriname |
Independent Electoral Council Suriname
|
7
|
6 years
|
President
|
President
|
Expert
|
| El Salvador |
Supreme Electoral Tribunal (Tribunal Supremo Electoral)
|
5
|
5 years
|
Parliament, based on proposal of political parties and Supreme Court of Justice
|
Parliament, based on proposal of the party or legal coalition which obtained the greatest number of votes in the last presidential election
|
Combined
|
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Elections and Boundaries Commission
|
5
|
5 years
|
President, after consultation with Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition
|
President, after consultation with Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition
|
Not specified
|
| Uruguay |
Electoral Court (Corte Electoral)
|
9
|
Not specified
|
Legislature
|
Legislature
|
Combined
|
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Supervisor of Elections
|
1
|
Not specified
|
Public Service Commission
|
Not applicable
|
Not specified
|
| Venezuela |
National Electoral Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral)
|
5
|
7 years
|
Parliament
|
EMB
|
Expert
|
