Konsey Elektoral Pwovizwa | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1987 |
Jurisdiction | Constitution of Haiti |
Headquarters | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Employees | At least 9 |
Website | www.cephaiti.ht |
The Provisional Electoral Council (French: Conseil Electoral Provisoire, French pronunciation: [kɔ̃sɛj əlɛktɔʁal pʁɔvizwaʁ], CEP; Haitian Creole: Konsey Elektoral Pwovizwa) is the electoral commission of Haiti. The body is the sole agency responsible for presidential elections and parliamentary elections. As of 2015, CEP remains Haiti's main and only legal election agency.
As the sole legal electoral body in Haiti, CEP's responsibilities includes the following:
More than 30 presidential candidates reproached CEP for its obscure scrutiny policies and censured CEP for its lack of transparency. According to Haitian Sentinel, CEP rejected transparency request by some presidential candidates including Jude Célestin, runoff candidate for the 2015 election.