ABOUT US

Mission Statement

To promote and consolidate democracy through the registration of individuals in accordance with the law, the conduct of free and fair elections similarly circumscribed, and the implementation of public education plans and programmes to support these objectives.

Role of the Elections and Boundaries Commission

The Elections and Boundaries Commission is the successor institution of two separate bodies: a Boundaries Commission and an Elections Commission, these having been amalgamated in the Republican Constitution enacted in 1976. Part IV of Chapter 4 of this Constitution provides inter alia for the establishment of the Commission, its membership, specific responsibility for "registration of voters and the conduct of elections in every constituency", and "Procedure for review of constituency boundaries." Part V provides for the System of Balloting and also refers to the Second Schedule of the Constitution in which the Rules are set out for the delimitation of constituency boundaries. According to the Constitution, the Commission in the exercise of its functions as an independent body shall not be subject to the direction or control of any other person or authority.

The Board

The membership of the current Elections and Boundaries Commission comprises: