ECSL

Electoral Commission For Sierra Leone

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Final Voter Registration Figure

Final Voter Registration Figures Total voter registration figures for the update of 2022 voter registration exercise. Pie Chart: Total Registration By District Column Chart: Regional Total Registration Table: Total Registration By District Thanks to all Sierra Leoneans who made it a point of duty to fulfill their civic rights.

Press Statement

In accordance with Section 38(A) of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 (Act No 6 of 1991) as amended in 2001, referencing subsection 3 of Section 38 "the President may, after consultation with the Electoral Commission, direct that such election shall be conducted on the basis of the existing Districts in a manner to be …

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PRESS STATEMENT

The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) completed voter registration field data capture exercise successfully on 8th October 2022. The Commission extends appreciation to the public for participating in the process in a peaceful and orderly manner. The Commission conveys special thanks and appreciation to the entire staff, permanent and ad hoc, who in diverse …

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PRESS STATEMENT ON PROCUREMENT OF VR EQUIPMENT

The attention of the Electoral Commission has been drawn to some misinformed allegations against the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) regarding the procurement of voter registration equipment and systems. The ECSL is therefore making the following clarifications: · The ECSL carried out two separate and distinct procurement activities using the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) …

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PRESS STATEMENT BY THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION FOR SIERRA LEONE ON THE UPDATE OF FIELD DATA CAPTURE AT THE END OF THE FIRST PHASE ON 19TH SEPTEMBER 2022

Good afternoon all and thank you for coming to this press briefing. On behalf of my Colleague Commissioners and staff, I wish to give you the following updates on the voter registration process. You may recall that last week on 14th September the Commission published a Public Notice indicating our commitment to end the first …

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PRESS STATEMENT BY CHIEF ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER AND CHAIRMAN ON THE UPDATE OF FIELD DATA CAPTURE. 7TH SEPTEMBER 2022

Good morning all and thanks for coming to this press briefing. On behalf of my Colleague Commissioners who are currently in the field, I wish to give you the following update on the voter registration process. 1. About 95% of all centers nationwide opened on 3rd September 2022. 2. Sufficient materials were supplied to all …

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DECLARATION OF RESULTS FOR PARLIAMENTARY AND LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-ELECTIONS HELD IN CONSTITUENCY 056, TONKOLILI DISTRICT AND LOCAL COUNCIL BYE ELECTIONS IN WARD 031 IN KENEMA, WARD 138 IN FALABA, WARDS 212 AND 216 IN KARENE, AND WARD 252 IN PORT LOKO DISTRICT, ON SATURDAY 25TH JUNE, 2022.

PRESS STATEMENT DECLARATION OF RESULTS FOR PARLIAMENTARY AND LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-ELECTIONS HELD IN CONSTITUENCY 056, TONKOLILI DISTRICT AND LOCAL COUNCIL BYE ELECTIONS IN WARD 031 IN KENEMA, WARD 138 IN FALABA, WARDS 212 AND 216 IN KARENE, AND WARD 252 IN PORT LOKO DISTRICT, ON SATURDAY 25TH JUNE, 2022. By the powers vested in it …

DECLARATION OF RESULTS FOR PARLIAMENTARY AND LOCAL COUNCIL BYE-ELECTIONS HELD IN CONSTITUENCY 056, TONKOLILI DISTRICT AND LOCAL COUNCIL BYE ELECTIONS IN WARD 031 IN KENEMA, WARD 138 IN FALABA, WARDS 212 AND 216 IN KARENE, AND WARD 252 IN PORT LOKO DISTRICT, ON SATURDAY 25TH JUNE, 2022. Read More »

Nigeria High Commissioner to Sierra Leone and Chief Electoral Commissioner

Chief Electoral Commissioner & Chairman and Electoral Commissioners of the ECSL pay courtesy call on the Nigerian High Commissioner to Sierra Leone. CEC & Chairman, Mohamed Kenewui Konneh and Electoral Commissioners paid courtesy call on the newly appointed Nigerian High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, H.E. Henry John Omaku ( Ecim), to discuss issues of common …

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FYI: A total of 3,374,258 voters registered in the 2022 voter registration exercise.  Click here for breakdown

MESSAGE TO VOTERS

  1. It is your civic right and responsibility to register and vote in elections.
  2. Come out and register from 3rd September to 4th October 2022 to enable you to vote in the June 24, 2023 Presidential, Parliamentary and Local council elections.
  3. If you don’t register now, you cannot vote.
  4. Disability is not inability; all persons with disabilities are encouraged to come out and register in order to vote in the 2023 elections.
  5. Bring your proof of identity when you come to register.
  6. One Sierra Leone, One Registration, One Identity Card.
  7. Women  are encouraged to come out in numbers to register
  8. Women are also encouraged to contest/vote in the 2023 elections.
  9. Voter registration is from 3rd September to 4th October 2022.
  10. If you will be 18 years or older on the eve of 24th June 2023, come out and register.
  11. Go to the nearest registration centre within your Ward and register between the period 3rd September to 4th October
  12. Registration Centres become Polling Centres on Election Day, so register at a centre in a Ward where you are ordinarily resident.
  13. All Registration Centres will open 7:00a.m to 5 p.m. Monday to Sunday/every day
  14. Make sure you collect your registration receipts after you register.
  15. Sierra Leone has a new registration system now; everybody must register again in 2022.
  16. See list of registration centres/polling centres here

please check regularly for date of exhibition and id cards distribution