Union Election Commission
Union Election Commission
Motto of Union Election Commission
Credible Elections Paving the Way to Democracy
Vision/ Objective
To conduct free, fair and credible elections in a transparent and impartial manner, serving all with equal rights to establish a strong democratic system
Duties and Power
The duties and powers of the Commission are as Follows;
- holding the Hluttaw elections;
- supervising and causing to supervise the Hluttaw elections,
- forming, causing to from , Supervising and causing to supervise the Sub-commissions at various levels,
- designating and amending the constituencies;
- compiling , causing to compile , amending and causing to amend the voting rolls;
- postponing and cancelling the elections in constituencies in which free and fair election could not be held due to natural disaster or situation of regional security;
- issuing certificate of recognition as a Hluttaw representative;
- forming election tribunals in accord with law to enable examination of dispute relating to election;
- in electing and appointing a member in the leading body of the Self-Administered Division or Self- Administered Zone under Sub-section (h) of Section 276 of the Constitution, forming election tribunals to enable examination and decision on objections, if any, in respect of the person so elected and appointed;
- if the minimum of one percent among the original voters of the relevant constituency, submit to the Commission that they wish to revoke a Hluttaw representative from duty under sub-sections (a) and (b) of section 396 of the Constitution, examine and carry out in accord with sub-sections (c), (d), (e) of section 396 of the Constitution;
- allocating the fund for Sub-commissions at various levels, supervising and causing to supervise the expenses;
- supervising , causing to supervise and guiding the political parties to carry out in accord with law;
- performing duties and assigned by any law.
The decisions and performances of the Commission relating to the following matters shall be final and conclusive;
- works relating to elections;
- appeals and revisions relating to the decisions and orders of the election tribunals;
- matters performed under the law relating to political party.
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