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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Shaban",
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, Thematic Area No.3 concerned recommendations on legal, policy and institutional reforms to strengthen the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission so as to ensure that the August, 2017 elections are free and fair, and are administered in an impartial, efficient, simple, accurate, verifiable, secure, accountable and transparent manner. The submissions were specifically required to address the following issues:- (i) Composition of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission and the Secretariat; and, (ii) Appointment, term of office, terms of service and removal from office of the Commissioners and the Secretariat of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. Thematic Area No.4 is on recommendations on legal, policy and institutional reforms to improve the electoral system and processes so as to ensure that the August, 2017 elections are free and fair, and are administered in an impartial, efficient, simple, accurate, verifiable, secure, accountable and transparent manner. This thematic area covered the following aspects:- a) Voter registration; b) Voter education; c) Nomination and registration of candidates; d) Campaign management; e) Publicity and media; f) Use of Information and Communication Technology in elections; g) Voting process; h) Transmission and declaration of election results; i) Allocation of special seats; j) Eection observation, monitoring and evaluation; and, k) Dispute resolution (including nomination and petitions). The Committee held public hearings from 18th July, 2016 to 3rd August, 2016 and it received 58 oral submissions and 113 written memoranda from members of the public and other stakeholders. Thereafter, the Committee proceeded on a working retreat to consider the submissions of the public and stakeholders, and to further draft, consider and approve its Report and draft Bills. The Report of the Committee contains a number of recommendations made by consensus and based on the four thematic areas identified by the Committee."
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