c) To submit reports on the conduct of political campaigns, elections and
referendums, together with such recommendations as he may consider necessary for
the purposes of ensuring true, fair and effective conduction.
Following the general election, done to configure the National Assembly, a
constitutional procedure had been established by formula, for determining the
number of member which political parties may appoint to the Assembly. This
representation is based on the proportional votes acquired in the general election and
the procedure for it is regulated by Schedule 4 of the Constitution.
Seychelles places a great deal of emphasis on the education of voters, funding
political parties, equity implement of bill boards and day time, and particular support
mechanisms to enable the elder and the disable to cast their votes, specific additional
time is allowed to enable out-island workers to vote.
The Dispositions of the Supreme Law are supported by the enactment of the
correspondent subsidiary legislation:
Elections Act, 20/11/1995.
This is an Act to provide for the election of the President, a directly elected member
of the National Assembly, the holding of a referendum and for other matters
connected therewith.
Section 5.1: "Every citizen of Seychelles entitled to be registered as a voter under Article 114 of
the Constitution shall, if the citizen resides in an electoral area, be registered as a voter in that
electoral area unless the citizen a) is disqualified from registering as a voter under this Act or any other written law;
b) is under any written law, adjudged or otherwise declared to be of unsound mind or detained as a
criminal lunatic or at the pleasure of the President;
c) is serving a sentence of imprisonment of or exceeding six months imposed by a court in
Seychelles.
2: "No person shall be registered as a voter in more than one electoral area".
Section 11. Presidential election.
Section 12. National Assembly election.
Section 20.1: "Each candidate may appoint a person to be known as a polling agent to attend at
the polling station during voting and a person to be known as a counting agent to attend the counting
of votes at the place of counting votes".
Section 51: Offences.
Section 52: Penalties.