Decree n ° 2017-170 of 27 January 2017 on the regulation of the Electoral Code

PRESENTATION REPORT

After the adoption of Law n ° 2017-12 of 18 January 2017 on the Electoral Code, the legislative part, by the National Assembly, followed by its promulgation by the President of the Republic, it appeared necessary to fix the regulatory component Of the said Code by decree.

Indeed, at the end of the work of the Technical Review Committee of the Electoral Code, important points have, after broad exchanges between the actors in the electoral process, reached consensus and have been translated into regulatory provisions. To insert into the Code.

Thus, for the election provisions of the Hauts councillors, a new title has been created.

In addition, other innovations have been selected, including:
The merging of the ECOWAS biometric card and the voter card;
Distribution of cards;
Military and paramilitary voting;
The participation of independents in all types of elections;
Election of members of the Diaspora;
Insertion of the provisions relating to the referendum;
The institutionalization of the committees;
The new procedures for submitting applications.

These points constitute major advances which must be made by decree of the Electoral Code.

This is the economy of this draft decree.

The President of the Republic,

The Constitution, in particular Articles 43 and 76 thereof;
VU la loi n ° 2017-12 dated 18 January 2017 on the Electoral Code;
VU the decree n ° 2014-845 of 06 July 2014 appointing the Prime Minister;
VU's decree n ° 2015-855 of 22 June 2015 on the composition of the Government;
In accordance with decree n ° 2016-753 of 08 June 2016 amending Decree No. 2014-853 on the distribution of state services and the control of public institutions, national companies and public participation companies between the Presidency of the The Republic, the Mature and the Departments;

The report of the Minister of the Interior and Public Safety,

Decrete:

Article 1. -The schedule to this Order is the statutory part of the Election Code.

Art. 2. -Are repealed all provisions contrary to the content of the Annex.

Article 3. -The Minister responsible for elections, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for the Economy, Finance and Plan shall each have responsibility for the execution of this Decree, which shall be published in the Official Journal.

Done at Dakar, January 27, 2017.

Macky SALL

By the President of the Republic:

The Prime Minister,
Mahammed Boun Abdallah DIONNE

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ANNEX TO THE REGULATORY CODE OF THE ELECTORAL CODE

TITLE 1: COMMON PROVISIONS FOR THE ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE REPUBLIC OF CANADA AND THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, SENIOR COUNCILLORS, DEPARTMENTS AND MUNICIPALITIES

Preliminary Chapter: Management and control of the electoral process

_ Section 1 : The Election Administration
Section 2 : The Independent National Electoral Commission (C.E.N. A)
Section 3 : Election observation
Section 4 : General provisions
Chapter I : The Electoral Corps
Chapter II : The Lists of Electors
Section 1 : Establishment and revision of the lists of electors
Section 2 Monitoring of entries on the lists of electors
Section 3 : Voter cards
Chapter III : Electoral Propaganda
Chapter IV : Ballot papers
Chapter V : Vote
Chapter VI : Penal provisions

TITLE II: SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO THE ELECTIONS OF THE DEPUTES

Chapter I : Statement of Candidature

Chapter II : Election campaign

Chapter III : Electoral Propaganda

TITLE III : SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF SENIOR ADVISORS

Chapter I :

Chapter II : Statement of application

TITLE IV: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR ELECTIONS FOR DEPARTMENTAL AND MUNICIPAL COUNCILLORS

TITLE V : SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE PARTICIPATION OF THE SENEGALAIS ESTABLISHED OR RESIDANT OUTSIDE THE SENEGAL TO THE ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO THE ELECTIONS OF THE DEPUTES

Preliminary Chapter : General provisions

Chapter I : lists of electors

Section 1 : Establishment and revision of the lists of electors

Section 2 Monitoring of entries on the lists of electors

Section 3 : Voter Card

Chapter II : Ballot papers

Chapter III : Electoral Operations

TITLE I. -COMMON PROVISIONS FOR THE ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PUBLIC AND THE ELECTIONS OF THE DEPUTES, SENIOR COUNCILLORS, DEPARTMENTAL AND MUNICIPAL COUNCILLORS

Preliminary Chapter. -Management and control of the electoral process

Section I. -The Election Administration

Article R 1. -

The central services of the Ministry responsible for Elections ensure the implementation of the latter's prerogatives in electoral matters.
Article R. 2. -
Under the authority of the Minister for Elections, they prepare and organise national and local elections and referendums. In this respect, they shall ensure in particular:
1. The establishment, revision of the lists of electors and the maintenance of electoral files;
2. The studies and the development of applications relating to the general file of electors;
3. Centralization and processing of information relating to the general file of electors;
4. The design, manufacture, installation and preservation of electoral documents and archives;
5. The organization and monitoring of the distribution of voter cards;
6. The control and control of the printing conditions of the ballot papers;
7. The implementation and control, in liaison with the administrative authorities, of the principles applicable to election propaganda;
8. Support to the security services with regard to the security arrangements applicable in the voting process;
9. Training in the electoral process of administrative officials, election officers, judicial authorities and elected officials;
10. Awareness and civic information campaigns;
11. The development and management of the electoral map;
12. The adaptation of computer tools to electoral needs;
13. The analysis of electoral events;
14. The dissemination of technical information relating to elections, in particular that relating to the implementation of the electoral process and the various statistics;
15. Support to the judicial authorities in the exercise of their missions under the Electoral Code.

The powers relating to administrative districts shall be implemented in connection with the Administrative Authorities.
Article R. 3. -
For the purposes of the preparation and organisation of electoral and referendum operations, the Minister for Elections shall rely on the security and defence forces in relation to their Ministry of Guardianship.
Section 2. -The Independent National Electoral Commission (C.E.N. A)
Article R. 4. -
Before taking office, the members of C. E. N. A shall take the following oath before the Constitutional Council: I swear to carry out my mission impartially, not to be influenced by the present or future self-interest, nor by any kind of pressure. In my assessment, I will be guided only by law, justice and fairness. I commit to the obligation to reserve and to the secrecy of the proceedings, even after the cessation of my activities."
Article R. 5 . -
In the event of the incapacity or resignation of a Member of C. E. N. A in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article L. 9 of this Code, it shall be replaced by a person belonging to the institution, the association or the body, by decree. He was born.
Article R. 6 . -
Members of C. E. N. A receive, during their term of office, monthly allowances, the amounts of which are set by Order in Council.
The mission fees paid to them, if necessary, correspond to those in force at the level of the State.
The Secretary-General of C. E. N. A shall receive a monthly allowance, the amount of which shall be fixed by decree. The rate of its mission expenses is the same as that of the members of the C.E.N.A.
Article R. 7 . -
C. E. N. A may not validly discharge in the presence of at least nine (9) of its members.
The decisions of C. E. N. A shall be taken by consensus or, failing that, by secret ballot by a two-thirds majority of the members present. If this condition is not met, a third vote is taken and the decision is taken by a simple majority. In the event of a tie, the President shall have a casting vote.

Article R. 8. -
The supervisors and supervisors of C. E. N. A shall be chosen from among officials and public officials of the hierarchies A, B or assimilated in activity or retired, or among the agents of the private sector of equivalent level. Failing this, they are chosen from citizens knowing how to read and write in the official language.
Article R. 9. -
C. E. N. A is supported in its task of supervision and control by dismemberments at the departmental level and outside the national territory.
The dismemberment of C. E. N. A shall be established at the beginning of the election or referendum operations or for any other missions deemed useful by the C.E.N.A.
For the follow-up of the activity of the dismemberments, each member of C. E. N. A has under its authority the management of territorial entities according to the terms and conditions determined by the General Assembly of the C.E.N.A.
The term of office of the members shall be terminated as soon as the operations or missions for which they have been established come to an end.
Article R. 10. -
At the level of each Department and for all electoral and referendum operations, C. E. N. A shall be represented by a " Election Commission Self-government " (E.D.A). It comprises five (05) members appointed by the President of C. E. N. A from among the independent personalities of the department, of Senegalese nationality, known for their moral integrity, their intellectual honesty, their neutrality and their Impartiality after approval by the General Assembly.
Article R. 11. -
At each Embassy or Consulate of Senegal located in a country where nationals of Senegal have the number required to participate in the elections, C. E. N. A is represented by a delegation comprising:
1. A President appointed by the President of C. E. N. A from among the members of the colony;
2. Two other members of the colony appointed by the President after consultation with nationals;
3. An Embassy or Consulate official acting as Secretary-General.
The appointment of the members of the External Delegations of the National Independent Election Commission (D.E.C.E.N. A) is made by the President of the C.E.N. A, after approval of the General Assembly of C. E. N. A and an investigation of their moral integrity, Their intellectual honesty, neutrality and impartiality.

E. E. C. E. N. A performs the functions of monitoring and supervising electoral and referendum operations and elections on behalf of and under the authority of the C.E.N.A.
Article R. 12. -
In the event of an adverse effect on the tasks of the control and supervision of the electoral or referendum operations or the duly recorded resignation, the members of the members of the C. E. N. A shall be replaced, by decision of the President of the C. E. N. A and after deliberation of the General Assembly of the C.E.N.A.
Article R. 13. -
Members of C. E. D. A and D. E. C. E. N. A receive monthly allowances, the amounts of which are set by Order in Council.
Article R. 14. -
Prior to their entry into office, the members of C. E. D. A and D. E. C. E. N. A, as well as their supervisors and supervisors, shall take an oath in accordance with Article R. 4:
1. Before the Court of Instance of the Spring;
2. Or before the Head of diplomatic or consular mission.
Article R. 15. -
The Secretary-General of C. E. N. The Secretaries-General of the dismemberments, staff and experts are subject to a reserve and discretion obligation.
Section 3. -Electoral Observation
Article R. 16. -
The Government of Senegal may invite
National or international organizations, whether governmental or non-governmental, to observe the presidential election, parliamentary elections, departmental and municipal elections, and referendums.
Any organization or organization, as well as any individual interested in the electoral process, may also apply for accreditation to observe elections both inside and outside Canada.
Article R. 17. -
Any election observation mission that wishes to be accredited must submit the following documents:
1. An application to the Minister for Elections or to the Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs for the vote of the Senegalese Foreign Office;
2. An official certificate of recognition in original or certified conformity;
3. The complete list and identity of observers.

For international observers, in addition to the preceding documents and for each observer, it is necessary to:
1. A photocopy of the passport: identification page and the stamp on the national territory;
2. A mission order for each observer issued by the structure or agency sending it;
3. A photocopy of the air ticket and return, if applicable;
4. Nationals of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) who use the land routes shall submit a photocopy of the identity document and an order of mission targeted at the entry by the national service of the Border police;
5. Insurance for illness or repatriation of the body in the event of death;
6. The justification of sufficient resources to cover the stay and activities of the observation mission.
The complete file must be filed or sent to the Department responsible for Elections directly or through the Department of Foreign Affairs channel no later than fifteen (15) days before polling day.
Files filed beyond that time limit shall be declared inadmissible.
Article R. 18. -
It is created on the eve of each election, a commission responsible for the reception and processing of applications for the accreditation of election observation missions. She sat three (03) months before and one (01) months after the election.
It shall receive and instruct all parts of the application for accreditation.
It prepares letters of invitation and credentials that are submitted for signature by the Minister responsible for Elections.
It also issues invitation letters, accreditation titles and individual badges.
The accreditation of observers is the discretionary power of the election administration.
Article R. 19. -
The committee is composed as follows:
1. Three (03) representatives of the Ministry responsible for Elections;
2. One (01) representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
3. Three (03) representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission (C.E.N. A).
It is chaired by a representative of the Minister for Elections.

Article R. 20. -
An order of the Minister responsible for Elections shall determine the arrangements for the organisation and operation of the committee provided for in Article R. 18 of this Code.
Article R. 21. -
Observer missions shall be entitled, in particular:
1. Credentials and identification badges;
2. Access to electoral legislation and electoral documents;
3. Access to electoral information;
4. Access to actors in the electoral process;
5. Access to centres, places and polling stations;
6. On the operations of the electoral process throughout the national territory. With regard to the voting committees, observation missions must first require the approval of the President of the National Commission for the Census of Votes;
7. Security assistance when needed.
Article R. 22. -
The Government may sign a Memorandum of Understanding with certain observer missions. In any event, the observer shall, as an indication:
1. Respect national sovereignty and national legislation;
2. Be neutral and impartial;
3. Avoid any interference or commit an act of a nature that would prejudice or prejudice the electoral process or electoral actors, especially the electoral administration. It may, however, bring to the attention of the members of the election administration or election officers, certain findings of irregularities which can be corrected quickly, while avoiding giving the impression that these are instructions Or contradict the decisions of electoral officials;
4. Refrain from making personal or premature comments in public or in private;
5. Refrain from wearing or displaying symbols, colours or banners applied to a candidate or list of candidates;
6. Decline its identity to the competent authorities upon request;
7. Obtain the identification documents prescribed by the Government, that is to say the title of accreditation or badge;

8. Carry out its duties with discretion, without disturbing or impeding the electoral process, voting procedures or votes;
9. Refrain from injunctions in election administration or tendentious remarks;
10. Refrain from requesting material or financial assistance from the State of Senegal or its dismemberments.
Article R. 23. -
The election observation mission must make a declaration of arrival, decline the object and duration of the mission and communicate its address once on the national territory.
After the election, it must produce a final report, transmitted to the Ministry of Elections and the C.E.N. A, no later than (03) three months after the election.
The Election Observation Mission which does not comply with these obligations is not entitled to re-apply for accreditation.
Article R. 24. -
In the event of a violation of the electoral law, the sanctions are the exclusive competence of the Senegalese institutions.
The Government may at any time withdraw accreditation, either provisionally or permanently, in the event of a breach of the obligations related to election observation.
If it is a foreign observation mission or a foreign observer, after the final withdrawal, the expulsion is immediate.
Section 4. -General provisions
Article R. 25. -
In this Code, the powers conferred on the Prefects and the Prefects concern:
1. Préfet departments;
2. The communes for the Prefects and the Sub-prefects.
Article R. 26. -
Where the first or last day of the deadlines prescribed in this Code is a Sunday or a holiday or a non-working day, the time limit shall expire on the first following working day except for the nomination of candidates in the list elections.
All the prescribed deadlines are clear time limits.

Chapter I. -The Electoral Corps
Article R. 27. -
The military, paramilitary and other officials and agents referred to in Article L. 29 shall agree:
1. National Army personnel;
2. RCMP personnel;
3. Staff of the National Fire Brigade;
4. Police personnel;
5. Staff of the Prison Service;
6. Customs Administration staff;
7. Water, Forests, Chasses and Soil Conservation staff;
8. National Parks staff;
9. Paramilitary personnel from the Directorate of Public Health;
10. Encrypt staff.
Also involved are recruits and trainees in one of the above-mentioned bodies.
Chapter II. -The lists of electors
Section 1. -Establishment and revision of the lists of electors
Article R. 28. -
The revision of the lists of electors shall take place each year, from 1 February to 31 July, subject to the exceptional revisions provided for in Article L. 39. In the latter case, the dates indicated in articles R. 32, R. 39, R. 40 and R. 41 are staggered, taking into account the date of the commencement of the exceptional revision unless the decree establishing the exceptional revision decided otherwise.
Article R. 29. -
No later than five (05) days before the start of the revision of the lists of electors, the competent administrative authorities shall establish, by order, commissions for the establishment and revision of the lists of electors, and shall specify the timetable accordingly The places where they are to sit. These committees shall be established pursuant to Article L. 39. They shall inform the political parties of the start date of the revision with a view to their representation.
Article R. 30. -
In the communes, the commissions operate from eight (08) to eighteen (18) hours. However, their schedules can be adapted to the circumstances.
If the circumstances so require, the fixed commissions may be turned into travelling commissions by order of the competent administrative authority.

Article R. 31. -
Each chairman of the administrative committee shall be given a register and initialled by the competent administrative authority and on which the operations carried out by the committee are mentioned.
This register shall be kept at the disposal of the C.E.N. A, the voters and parties or coalitions of political parties.
Article R. 32. -
From 1 February to 10 July, the Administrative Commission referred to in Article L. 39 shall receive applications for registration, modification, change of status and of cancellation, which shall be submitted to it, on books specific to each category Operation.
The change in status concerns the civilian voter who has become military or paramilitary or vice versa.
In order to prove its affiliation with the local community, if the home address or place of birth on the national identity card is not in the electoral district, the elector must produce a certificate of Residence. In the absence of the certificate of residence, the elector must present either a water, electricity or telephone bill or a tax discharge.
The invoice or tax discharge must be made on behalf of the elector and must be at least six (06) months old.
Article R. 33. -
The Commission adds, to the list of electors, the following:
1. That it recognizes having the qualifications required by law to be electors in the commune;
2. Who will have acquired the conditions of age and residence before the final closing of the list of electors;
3. That she acknowledges having been improperly omitted.
Article R. 34. -
The Commission redetermines, from the list of electors, the electors:
1. Deceased;
2. Whose cancellation has been ordered by the competent authority or who have lost the qualities required by law;
3. That it acknowledges having improperly registered, although their registration was not contested.
Article R. 35. -
The commission shall make any necessary changes to the list due to changes in the status, electoral district, address of the elector's domicile or errors in the names, names, parentage, profession or domicile.

Article R. 36. -
The entries, amendments, changes in status and deletions provided for in Articles R. 33, R. 34 and R. 35 shall be made on books made up and made available by the Ministry responsible for Elections. The booklets and the leaflets they contain are numbered.
The booklets are also covered by the prefect or sub-prefect, the chairman of the commission and the controller of the C.E.N.A.
Article R. 37. -
The registration of members of the military and paramilitary forces on the lists of electors is based on the same notebooks as those of civilian citizens.
It shall be marked " Military or paramilitary voter " On the slip.
The certificate provided for in Article L. 40 shall be issued, for each body, by the competent authority.
Article R. 38. -
At the end of the revision of the lists of electors, under the supervision and control of the C.E.N. A, the President shall deliver to the administrative authority:
1. Fully or partially completed notebooks in each transaction category, with an indication of:
Their numbers;
Numbers of the first and last slips included;
2. The notebooks not completed in each transaction category, with an indication;
Their numbers;
Numbers of the first and last slips included;
3. The register signed by all the members of the committee and shall contain, where appropriate, all the observations of the members of the committee.
Article R. 39. -
The decisions of the Commission shall be taken at the time of application for registration, modification, change of status or cancellation, in the presence of the applicant.
When the commission refuses to register an elector, the decision is immediately notified to the Commission. A reasoned rejection notice shall be issued. The person concerned is informed that he has the opportunity to challenge that decision pursuant to Article L. 43.
Where the Commission automatically deletes an elector for reasons other than death, or when making a decision in respect of a registration which has been challenged before it, it shall be issued, on 10 July at the latest, with a reasoned statement of cancellation Office, intended for the elector deregistered.

The list of electors radiated ex officio is kept in the prefecture or sub-prefecture. It may be consulted by any elector in the municipality.
Article R. 40. -
The President of the court of the instance seized pursuant to Articles L. 43 and L. 44 shall, within two (02) days or no later than 27 July, notify his decision to the person concerned, the Prefects or the Deputy Prefects.
Article R. 41. -
The Prefect or the Deputy Prefect shall transmit the decisions of the Chairman of the Court of Instance to the Administrative Panel. From 28 to 31 July, the Commission amends or writes, as a result, the registration, amendment, change of status or cancellation slips.
Article R. 42. -
Registration, modification, change of status and cancellation books shall be transmitted without delay by prefects and sub-prefects to the Minister responsible for Elections.
Article R. 43. -
In view of the registration, modification, change of status and cancellation books, the Ministry responsible for Elections shall update the general voters file by the central services.
The central services shall cross the lists to ensure that the elector can only appear once in the general file of electors.
During data processing, central services may reject requests. However, these releases are motivated. A list of these releases with reasons is established.
Once the processing has been completed, all the lists of movements accompanied by the discard lists as well as the reasons shall be filed in the prefectures and subprefectures within two (02) months following the closure of the operations of the Review.
In addition, copies of these lists are provided:
1. To the Secretariat of the Departmental Council;
2. To the secretariat of the town hall concerned for towns and municipalities.
The Prefects and the Deputy Prefects, the Presidents of the Departmental Councils and the Mayors shall draw up a record of receipt of the lists of movements and discards with reasons. This document is posted on the official announcements panel of prefectures, sub-prefectures, department hotels and town halls.
This formality is the publication of the list of electors.
The time limit of twenty (20) days provided for in Article L. 45 (2) shall begin to run from the day following the day on which the minutes of receipt of the lists of electors are posted.

The lists held by the Authorities referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Article shall be available to the voters who may consult them.
Article R. 44. -
At the end of the revision of the lists of electors, the Minister responsible for Elections shall, through the administrative authorities, transmit to each local authority the list of all the movements suffered by the electoral list of the said Community.
At the end of the revision operations, the Minister responsible for Elections shall adopt and publish the final list of electors by any means of communication available. A copy of this list is sent to the C.E.N.A.
The electoral map updated after an exceptional revision shall be published thirty (30) days at least before the election for which it was established.
Section 2. -Registration control
On the lists of electors
Article R. 45. -
When an elector has died, his or her name is removed from the list of electors. An elector in the electoral district has the right to require that the elector be deregistration. A radiation control sheet is transmitted to the Minister responsible for Elections.
If the deceased elector is not registered on the list of electors for the place of death of the elector, the Governor, the Prefect or the Deputy Prefect shall transmit the death certificate to the place of registration, if known, and a notice of cancellation to the Minister responsible for Elections.
In both cases, the radiation control sheet is also transmitted to the C.E.N.A.
Article R. 46. -
An elector who, pursuant to section L. 47, makes a communication of an electoral list must first and in writing not make a commercial use of the list.
Section 3. -Voter cards
Article R. 47. -
The electoral data are listed on the back of the ECOWAS biometric identity card of any citizen on the lists of electors. They include the elector number, the region, the department, the district, the commune, the polling place, the polling station and the national identification number.
The voter registration card is valid for the presidential election, legislative, departmental and municipal elections. It can be used for the election of Senior Councilors.
The model and the nature of the voter registration cards are set by Decree n ° 2016-1536 of 29 September 2016 implementing Act No. 2016-09 of 14 March 2016 establishing an ECOWAS biometric identity card.

In the event of a loss of the voter card, the certificate that is established shall contain the particulars of the identity of the elector and those of the Chairman of the Commission and the Controller of C.E. N. A and their respective signatures.
Article R. 48. -
The competent administrative authorities shall establish, by order, commissions responsible for the distribution of voting cards pursuant to Article L. 54. They shall inform the parties, coalitions of political parties or independent entities of the operating procedures for their representation.
Article R. 49. -
The distribution commissions of the voting cards shall operate under the conditions set out in Article R. 30 of this Code.
Article R. 50. -
The distribution of voter cards is permanent.
It shall be provided, during the revision of the lists of electors, by the committees provided for in Article R. 48, under the supervision of the C.E.N.A.
In accordance with article 54, paragraph 6, the commissions carry out the distribution of the voter cards until the day before polling day.
From the day after the vote until the opening of the next revision of the lists of electors, as well as for the period between two (2) revisions, the distribution is provided by the administrative authority. C. E. N. A and the Electoral Committee are kept informed.
Article R. 51. -
Under the supervision and control of the C.E.N. A, the Chairman of the Board of Distribution of the voters' cards ensures the retention and custody of the cards throughout the distribution period. At the end of each week, he accurately reports, to C. E. N. A and to the authority that appointed him, of the distribution. It shall inform them without delay of any incident affecting the distribution.
Voter cards to be removed must be in secure locations; trunks equipped with a security lock must be used as receptacles. They should be classified and open or closed only with the mandatory presence of the C.E.N.A. The premises in which these cards are stored must meet all the security requirements.
At the end of each distribution period, the Prefect, the Deputy Prefect or the Chairman and the members of each commission shall draw up a record of the operations referred to by the C.E.N.A. The C.E.N. A, the Prefect or the Sub-prefect and each member of the Committee shall receive a copy of the Minutes.

These minutes, the cards not distributed, the list of voters' accounts and the register of operations in which the references to possible challenges appear constitute the record of the transfer of activities for the purposes of the Distribution.
Article R. 52. -
The State shall make available to the administrative commissions for the revision of the lists of electors and the distribution of the voter cards the material resources necessary for their proper functioning.
Chapter III. -Electoral propaganda
Article R. 53. -
Posters with a purpose or electoral character are prohibited and include a combination of colours: green, gold and red.
Electoral propaganda is prohibited in and around the immediate vicinity of barracks, services and generally in all places where members of the military and paramilitary corps are grouped.
Members of these bodies are also prohibited from participating in any form of electoral propaganda, subject to disciplinary sanctions.
Article R. 54. -
The maximum number of places reserved for each candidate or list of candidates for election display shall be set at:
1. Five (05) in electoral districts with less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) registered electors;
2. Seven (07) in electoral districts with at least two thousand and five hundred registered electors with an additional location per group of five thousand (5,000) electors in addition.
Article R. 55. -
Requests for locations are made by representatives of political parties or coalitions of political parties to the prefect or sub-prefect as appropriate. They shall be registered and transmitted to the competent mayor. The locations shall be allotted in the order of registration of applications no later than the day before the opening of the election campaign.
Article R. 56. -
Each candidate or list of candidates may apply during the election campaign to the locations assigned to him or her:
1. Two 56 x 90 cm format posters to promote awareness of the program;
2. Two 28 x 45 format posters to announce the election propaganda meetings.

These posters are not subject to the formality of legal deposit.

Chapter IV. -Ballot papers
Article R. 57. -
It shall be printed, for each candidate in the presidential election, for each ballot, a number of ballot papers at least equal to the number of registered voters plus twenty (20) per cent.
For each list of candidates in the general election, a number of ballot papers shall be printed at least equal to the number of registered voters plus twenty (20) per cent.
For each list of candidates for the election of senior councillors, a number of ballots shall be printed at least equal to the number of registered electors plus twenty (20) per cent.
For each list of candidates in the departmental and municipal elections, it shall be printed with a number of ballot papers at least equal to the number of electors, plus twenty (20) per cent of the electors registered in the department or commune, where The list is present.
Article R. 58. -
Ballots shall be printed in the colour determined in accordance with the provisions of articles LO.115, L. 169, L. 241, L. 277 and R. 87.
Ballot papers have the following formats:
1. For the presidential election 90 mm x 110 mm;
2. For legislative elections 210 mm x 297 mm;
3. For the election of senior councillors 150 mm x 210 mm;
4. For the departmental elections 210 mm x 297 mm;
5. For municipal elections 210 mm x 297 mm.
They shall contain only the following particulars:
1. For the presidential election, the date and purpose of the election, the name of the political party of the coalition of political parties or of the entity of independent persons, the names, names and profession of the candidate and possibly the Symbol and the symbol chosen;
2. For the legislative elections, the date and purpose of the election, the name of the political party of the coalition of political parties or of the entity of independent persons, the names, names and occupation of all candidates Holders and substitutes present in the departments or at the national level and, possibly, the symbol, the symbol and the title chosen;
3. For the election of the senior councillors, the date and purpose of the election, the name of the political party, the coalition of political parties or the entity of independent persons, the names, names and occupation of all candidates Holders and substitutes present in the department and, optionally, the symbol, the symbol and the chosen title;

4. For the municipal and municipal elections, the date and the purpose of the election, the name of the department or the municipality, the name of the political party of the coalition of political parties or of the entity of independent persons, Names, names and professions of the candidates and possibly, the symbol, the symbol and the title chosen.
However, for the presidential and legislative elections, each ballot shall bear in addition, on the front side, in the format commonly used for identity cards, the effigy of the candidate or candidate in the first rank of his or her list National. The photograph to be used shall be provided in the format specified by the candidates in three (03) copies at the same time as the declaration of the application.
The right to be drawn, duly established and targeted by the candidate or agent of the candidate or the list of candidates, shall be signed by the Minister for Elections, after verification of its conformity with the list of candidates already published.
A copy of this voucher is forwarded to the C.E.N.A. The procedure describing the technical organization of the printing of ballot papers shall be determined by order of the Minister for Elections.

The price of the ballot paper and election documents shall be determined after consultation with a commission composed of the selected printers, the representative of the Minister of Finance and the representative of the Minister responsible for elections.

Chapter V. -Vote

Article R. 59. -
The vote shall be open at eight (08) hours and shall be closed on the same day at eighteen (18) hours.
However, to make it easier for electors to exercise their right to vote, the Governor, the Prefect or the Deputy Prefect may make an order to delay the closing time of the poll in all or part of the electoral district.
This order shall be posted immediately at the entrance to the polling stations concerned.
Article R. 60. -
Military and paramilitary corps members vote on the same day and in the same offices as civilian voters.
Voting may take place in civil or uniform dress.
Security officers who are responsible for the surveillance of polling places and regularly registered on the lists of electors are entitled to vote in one of the offices for which they provide security on the presentation of the identification documents provided for in the Article L. 78 of the Election Code as well as a special order of mission issued by the Ministry responsible for Elections duly targeted by the Head of Service and by the administrative authority and the
Dismemberment of C. E. N. A from the destination.

The order of mission shall be appended, after the vote, to the minutes of the election operations and shall be annexed thereto. It must include references to the voter card or be accompanied by a photocopy of the card.
Their first names, name, date and place of birth, as well as their number on the lists of electors, the indication of the place and polling station where they are regularly registered must be added to the lists of events and mentioned in the Minutes Office so that they are removed from the list of their electoral districts for the counting of electors.
Article R. 61. -
The names, names, quality of the members of the polling stations and their substitutes shall be notified to the persons referred to in Article L. 70 no later than fifteen (15) days before the date of the poll, by the Prefect or the Deputy Prefect.
Article R. 62. -
The supervisors of C. E. N. A provided for in Article L. 19 of the First Title of the Election Code shall carry out any useful checks and checks. They shall sit in the polling station in which they are appointed and may require the recording of any observations on the minutes prior to their transmission.
The Chairs of the polling stations are required to provide all information and communication to the supervisors of C. E. N.
Documents necessary for the exercise of this mission.
Article R. 63. -
The plenipotentiary of the candidate or of the list of candidates to the competent administrative authorities, provided for in Article L. 68, shall be entitled to exercise its control in all the polling stations in the administrative district Concerned, after presentation of his Plenipotentiary card.
The representative of each candidate or list of candidates provided for in Article L. 71 shall be entitled to exercise his or her control in several polling stations, after presentation of his agent card.
Candidates for the presidential election and their representatives shall have access to all polling stations in the national territory.
Candidates for the legislative elections and their substitutes shall have access to all the polling stations in the electoral district in which they appear.
Candidates for the election of senior councillors and their alternates shall have access to all polling stations in the electoral district in which they appear.

Candidates for the departmental elections and their alternates shall have access to all the polling stations in the département in which they appear.
Candidates for municipal elections and their alternates shall have access to all polling stations in the municipality in which they present themselves.
Article R. 64. -
All discussions and deliberations of voters are prohibited within the polling station.
Article R. 65. -
The President of the polling station shall have only the police of the Assembly of Electors. No armed force may be placed in the voting room or in the immediate vicinity of the voting room.
Civil and military authorities are obliged to refer to their requisitions.
Article R. 66. -
A requisition ordered by the President of the polling station shall not be intended to prevent candidates or delegates from exercising control of the electoral process.
In case of disturbances or disturbances justifying
The expulsion of the representative, a substitute representative shall replace him.
Under no circumstances will the voting operations be suspended.
The civil or military authority which has proceeded, at the request of the President of the polling station, to be expelled shall, as soon as possible and in any appropriate manner, address to the public prosecutor, the C.E.N. A, the Governor, the Prefet or To the Sub-prefect, a verbatim record of its mission.
Article R. 67. -
No vote can be received after the closing statement.
However, an elector who entered the voting room before the closing time of the poll may vote.
Article R. 68. -
No person may be allowed to vote if he or she is not on a list of electors.
Article R. 69. -
Before being allowed to vote, the voter must present to the president of the polling station, his or her biometric identity card, an ECOWAS card that serves as a voter card.
The President shall, aloud announce the identity of the elector, verify that the elector is the holder of the card presented. The other members of the polling station shall be associated, at their request, with such verification, which shall also bear on the indelible mark proving that the voter has already voted.

Article R70. -
The vote takes place under regulatory envelopes provided by the State. These envelopes are opaque and uncheated.
Subject to the provisions of Article L. 76, all envelopes used in the same ballot shall be of a uniform type and shall bear the following:
1. Republic of Senegal;
2. And as appropriate: " Presidential election ",
" Parliamentary elections "," Election of senior advisors "," Departmental Elections " And " Municipal Elections ".
For each election, the Minister responsible for Elections determines the format and colour of the envelopes.
Article R. 71. -
After the vote of any elector, the mailing list is stamped " TO VOTE " And a stamp bearing the date of the poll.
Article R. 72. -
Immediately after the counting of the votes is completed, the minutes of the election shall be written by the Secretary, in the voting room, in the presence of the members of the polling station.
The following shall be mentioned in the minutes, by the Secretary of the polling station, all observations and complaints made by the members of the polling station, the delegates of the Dakar Court of Appeal, the Supervisors and Controllers of the C. E. N. A or the Agents of the candidates, as well as the reasoned decisions taken by the office on the various incidents that may have occurred during the course of the operations.
The minutes shall be drawn up and signed by all members of the Bureau. In the event of a refusal to sign a member, the record and, if any, the reasons given in support of that refusal are recorded in the minutes. A copy shall be issued to the members of the polling station and the controllers of the C.E.N.A.
If the minutes are not signed by one or more members of the Bureau, that fact alone does not render the minutes of proceedings invalid; it is merely one of the elements of which the competent body for the enumeration of votes, Must take account in order to assess the sincerity of the results contained in the said minutes.
In the event of destruction, substitution, loss, theft or doubt on the authenticity of the minutes, the copies submitted by two-thirds of the candidates' representatives or list of candidates shall be the same as that of the delegates Of the C.E.N.A.

Article R. 73. -
Posters containing the texts of Articles L. 27 to L. 38, L. 40, L. 74 to L. 88 and L. 102 of this Code shall be placed at the entrance to each polling station on polling day.
Chapter VI. -Penal provisions
Article R. 74. -
Any agent of a public community who has engaged in the exercise of his or her functions in acts of electoral propaganda will be punished by a fine of 5,000 to 20,000 CFA francs.
Article R. 75. -
The printer who violates the provisions of article R. 53 will be fined 5,000 CFA francs per printed poster.

TITLE II. -SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CANADA AND THE ELECTION OF DEPUTES

Chapter I. -Statement of application
Article R. 76. -
The declarations of application provided for in Articles LO.115 and L. 169 shall be drawn up in accordance with the models fixed by the Minister responsible for Elections. They must be typed.
Article R. 77. -
The declaration which the candidates must provide under Article L. 170 shall be drawn up in accordance with the model fixed by the Minister responsible for Elections.
The declaration must be signed by the candidates.
Article R. 78. -
The certificate to be provided by the candidate under Articles LO.116 and L. 170 shall be established in accordance with the models established by the Minister responsible for Elections.
Chapter II. -Election campaign
Article R. 79. -
At the usual official display sites and in particular at the entrance of the governances, prefectures, sub-prefectures, department hotels, town halls and premises in which the distribution commissions of the voter cards are located, The competent administrative authority shall have the following posters posted during the election period:
1. The text of the decree convening the voters;
2. Order fixing the list of distribution commissions for the voter cards;
3. Extract from the order of the Minister for Elections provided for in Article L. 66 fixing the list of polling stations in the electoral district.

Chapter III. -Electoral propaganda
Article R. 80. -
The order of the Minister for Elections provided for in Articles LO.117 and L. 171 shall be taken after advisory opinion of a committee comprising:
1. The Minister responsible for Elections or his representative, President;
2. The representative of the Minister for Finance;
3. The representative of each of the political parties or coalitions of legally constituted parties;
4. The representative of each of the independent candidates engaged in the election competition.
At the same time as the amount of the security, this decree sets out the number of propaganda documents supported by the State for each candidate or list of candidates.
Article R. 81. -
The amount of the deposit must be paid by bank check to the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations prior to the application.
Upon receipt of the bank check, the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations issues a receipt to the depositor. The certificate shall be issued only after effective cashing of the check by the credit union in accordance with the provisions of the banking regulations in force.
Where the death of the candidate for the Presidency of the Republic results in the filing of new applications, the guarantor must also be paid prior to the registration of the applications.
The guarantor shall be reimbursed to the candidate who has received at least five per cent (5 %) of the votes cast, within fifteen (15) days following the final declaration of the results on the presentation of the original of the deposit receipt and of a A show of hands signed by the Minister responsible for elections.
The same applies to the admissibility of the application.
Article R. 82. -
The State shall take charge of the printing of posters and propaganda circulars of candidates or lists of candidates under the conditions set out in articles LO.128, LO.181, R. 54, R. 56 and R. 80.

TITLE III. -SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF SENIOR ADVISORS

Chapter I. -

Article R. 83. -
The 5 % of the advisers in the department whose signature is to be collected by the bodies of the independent persons, in order to be able to submit a list of candidates, in accordance with Article LO.197 paragraph 4, shall be fixed by Minister responsible for Elections.

Chapter II. -Statement of application

Article R. 84. -

The declarations of candidature provided for in Article LO.206 shall be drawn up in accordance with the models fixed by the Minister responsible for Elections. These models include:
Deposit slip;
The nomination declaration of candidates;
The nomination paper;
The individual nomination declaration;
The application form for lists of candidates;
The required signatures collection form for independent entities.

Article R. 85. -

The individual nomination must be signed by the candidate.

TITLE IV. -SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING ELECTIONS
DEPARTMENTAL AND MUNICIPAL COUNCILORS

Article R. 86. -

Any legally constituted political party, any coalition of legally constituted parties or entities of independent persons wishing to participate in the departmental or municipal elections must file a list of its candidates Eighty (80) days at least and eighty-five (85) days before the election.
Each political party, coalition or independent entity may present only one list of candidates.
This filing takes place:
1. For departmental elections in the Prefecture;
2. For municipal elections:
* in the Prefecture for the House of Commons that are of the jurisdiction of the Prefect;
* to the Sub-prefecture for the House of Commons which are under the jurisdiction of the Deputy Prefect.

The list of candidates must include an equal number of men and women. It must also be composed in an alternative way. When the number of candidates on the list is odd, the parity applies to the immediately lower number. These provisions are prescribed only because of the inadmissibility of the lists.

The Prefect or the Deputy Prefect shall give receipt of the deposit duly referred to by the Supervisor or Controller of C. E. N. A to certify the deposit in legal forms and deadlines. This receipt does not prejudge the admissibility of applications.
Declarations received in the Prefecture or in the Sub-prefecture, together with the accompanying documents, shall be made available to each list of candidates who may verify the contents of the list by a representative.
The models for the declaration of candidature referred to in Articles L. 242 and L. 278 shall be drawn up by order of the Minister responsible for elections and given to representatives.
Article R. 87. -
Applications must include:
1. The name of the political party, the coalition of political parties or the entity of the independent persons who gave their nomination to the list, and possibly the title;
2. The colour, symbol and possibly the abbreviation chosen for the printing of the ballot papers along with the paper and electronic media mock-up to provide information on the colour of the colours and their layout on the said colour. Bulletin;
3. The indication of the department or municipality in which they present themselves;
4. The names, names, profession, address, date and place of birth, sex of the candidates and the identity of the representative of the list;
5. For each candidate in the departmental elections the registration number on a list of electors for the department;
6. For each candidate in municipal elections the registration number on the list of electors for the municipality.
Article R. 88. -
The application package includes:
1. A deposit slip;
2. A receipt confirmed by a certificate signed by the Director General of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations attesting to the deposit of the security;
3. A declaration of nomination by which the party, coalition or entity presents its candidates;

4. A nomination paper by which the party, the coalition or the entity specifies the department in which it presents itself and the chosen method of voting;
5. An individual declaration of application by which the candidate certifies that he is applying, that he is a candidate only on that list and that he is not in any of the cases of ineligibility provided for in this Code.
The individual declaration of candidature shall be accompanied by an extract of an act of birth of less than six (06) months or a notarized photocopy of the ECOWAS biometric identity card.
Independent candidates also include:
1. A list of eligible voters established in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 239 and L. 275;
2. A declaration on the honour by which the independent candidate certifies that he is not campaigning in any political party or that he has ceased all militant activity for at least twelve (12) months.
In the event of a challenge to the independent status of a candidate, the Constitutional Council shall be seized. The party that raised the issue will have to justify its diligence.
Candidates who are declared elected shall be required to produce within 15 days of their election, subject to the forfeiture of their terms of office, a Bulletin No 3 of the criminal record of less than three (03) months.
In the event that several parties, several coalitions of parties or several entities of independent persons adopt the same title, the same colour or symbol, the provisions of Articles L. 248 and L. 284 shall apply.
Article R. 89. -
Within forty-eight (48) hours following the closing date of the physical deposit, if it appears that an application is filed in favour of an ineligible person or whose documents contain material errors or are out of date, the Prefet or the Deputy prefect shall, in writing, notify the representative who has three (3) days to make the necessary corrections.
Within the same period of forty-eight (48) hours, if a list is declared inadmissible, for one of the reasons referred to in Articles L. 246 and L. 282 the Prefect or the Deputy Prefect shall notify, in writing, the reasons for its decision to the representative of that list. As from the date of notification, the representative shall have three (3) days to appeal to the Court of Appeal of the jurisdiction which shall decide within three days of its referral.
The provisions of Articles L. 177, L. 253 and L. 289 shall apply to departmental and municipal elections.

Article R. 90. -
No later than seventy (70) days before the election, the prefect or sub-prefect shall publish by order the lists of candidates admitted to participate in the departmental and municipal elections.
The supplementary declarations shall be made to the Prefect and the Deputy Prefect in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 242 and L. 278.
Article R. 91. -
The electoral campaign shall be open from the fifteenth day before the date of the poll.
It is closed the day before the elections at zero.
Article R. 92. -
The printing of ballot papers and propaganda documents is the responsibility of the state.
The delivery and implementation of the ballot papers are also the responsibility of the state.

TITLE V. -SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PARTICIPATION
SENEGALAIS EAPRES OR RESIDANT HORS DU SENEGAL A L' ELECTION
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO THE ELECTIONS OF THE DEPUTES

_ Preliminary Chapter. -General provisions

Article R. 93. -

Where the first or last day of the time limits prescribed in this Code is on a Sunday or other non-working day, taking into account, in particular, local practices, the time limit shall expire on the first following working day.
All the prescribed deadlines are clear time limits.

The departments referred to in Article L. 146 (3) are thus composed of:

Department " North Africa " Mauritania, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt;
Department " West Africa " Burkina Faso, Benin, Cape Verde, Côte d' Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Togo;
Department " Centre Africa " Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo and Chad;
Department " Southern Africa " South Africa, Mozambique and Zambia;
Department " Western, Central and Northern Europe " : Germany, England, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland and the Netherlands;

Department " Southern Europe " : Spain, Italy and Portugal;
Department " Americas-Oceania " Canada and the United States;
Department " Asia and the Middle East : Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Lebanon.

Chapter I. -The Lists of Electors

Section 1. -Establishment and revision of the lists of electors

Article R. 94. -

The exceptional revision of the lists of electors provided for in Article L. 312 paragraph 1 shall take place before each national election. It is established by decree fixing the period and the time limits. The terms and conditions shall be determined by the following articles, unless otherwise provided for in the said decree.
In the event of a referendum, an exceptional review may be instituted.
Article R. 95. -
The Administrative Commission provided for in Article L. 313 shall receive the applications for registration, modification and cancellation submitted to it.
Military and paramilitary troops serving in Embassies, Consulates and International Organizations are in the same position as civilians.
Members of the military and paramilitary forces deployed abroad who are outside the jurisdiction of Senegal are not allowed to register on the lists of electors.
Article R. 96. -
The Commission adds the following to the list of electors:
1. That it acknowledges having the qualifications required by law to be electors of the jurisdiction of the diplomatic or consular representation;
2. Who will have acquired the conditions of age and residence on or before polling day;
3. That it acknowledges having improperly omitted.
Article R. 97. -
The Commission redetermines, from the list of electors, the electors:
1. Deceased;
2. Whose cancellation has been ordered by the competent authority or who have lost the qualities required by law;
3. That it acknowledges having improperly registered, although their registration was not contested.

Article R. 98. -
The commission shall make all necessary changes to the list due to the change in the country of establishment or residence of the voter or to errors in its first names, name, filiation, profession or domicile
Article R. 99. -
The entries, modifications and deletions provided for in Articles R. 96, R. 97 and R. 98 shall be made on books made up and made available by the Ministry responsible for Elections.
The booklets and the leaflets they contain are numbered.
The booklets are also covered by the Head of the Diplomatic or Consular Mission, by the Chairman of the Commission and the Controller of the C.E.N.A.
Article R. 100. -
The decisions of the Commission shall be taken at the time of application for registration, modification or cancellation in the presence of the applicant.
When the Commission refuses to register an elector, this decision shall be notified to it. A reasoned rejection notice shall be issued. The person concerned is informed that he has the possibility of exercising an ex gratia remedy under Articles L. 317 and L. 318.
Where the Commission automatically deletes an elector for other causes than death, or when making a decision in respect of a registration which has been challenged before it, it shall be issued no later than the date fixed by the decree establishing the An exceptional revision, a notice of ex officio cancellation, intended for the deregistered voter.
The list of electors removed from office shall be retained at the diplomatic or consular representation and may be consulted by any elector. It shall be communicated to the C.E.N.A.
Article R. 101. -
The committee referred to in Article L. 318, referred to in Article L. 318, shall notify its decision within two (02) days following the person concerned.
Article R. 102. -
The head of diplomatic or consular representation shall transmit the decisions of the committee provided for in Article L. 318 to the Administrative Committee, from the date fixed by the decree establishing the exceptional revision. It amends or writes, as a result, the registration, modification or cancellation slips.

Article R. 103. -
The registration, alteration or cancellation books shall be transmitted without delay by the Head of Diplomatic or Consular Representation to the Minister responsible for Elections through the Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs by suitcase Diplomatic.
Article R. 104. -
In the light of the registration, modification and cancellation books, the Ministry responsible for Elections carries out, under the supervision and control of the C.E.N. A, the establishment or revision of the lists of electors.
Once such an establishment or revision has been effected, all the lists of electors shall be deposited in the diplomatic or consular representations concerned. They are communicated to C. E. N. A and to the legally constituted political parties that request it. The head of the diplomatic or consular representation shall draw up a record of receipt of the lists of electors.
This document shall be posted on a sign of official announcements or on any other panel provided for that purpose on the premises of the diplomatic or consular representation or in any other premises, taking place pursuant to Article L. 316.
This formality is the publication of the list of electors. It runs the period of the dispute provided for by the decree organising the revision.
Article R .105. -
At the end of the establishment or revision of the lists of electors, the Ministry responsible for Elections shall transmit to the Ministry responsible for Foreign Affairs, to the diplomatic or consular missions concerned, by diplomatic bag, the List of all movements to the list of electors.
In accordance with the provisions of Article L. 304 (2) and (3), the Minister for Foreign Affairs shall draw up by order the list of courts in which the vote shall be held after the opinion of the Minister responsible for Elections.

Section 2. -Control of entries on the lists of electors

Article R. 106. -
When an elector has died, his or her name is removed from the list of electors. Any elector residing in the country of jurisdiction of the diplomatic or consular representation shall have the right to demand its cancellation. A cancellation sheet shall be transmitted to the Minister responsible for Elections by diplomatic bag and under the cover of the Ministry responsible for Foreign Affairs and notified to the C.E.N.A.

Article R. 107. -
An elector who, pursuant to section L. 320, makes a communication of an electoral list must first and in writing not make a commercial use of the list.

Section 3. -Voter card

Article R. 108. -
The provisions of Article R. 47 are applied.
However, the certificate of declaration of loss provided for in Article L. 325 established by the Chairman of the Commission shall contain specific indications as to the identity of the voter and the circumstances of the loss. It also includes the identity of the chairman of the commission, who must authenticate it and make it the responsibility of the C.E.N.A.
Article R. 109. -
Forty-five (45) days before the vote, the head of the diplomatic or consular representation, instituted by decision, a board of distribution of the cards and specifies the premises in which it is to function. This commission shall be established pursuant to Article L. 326.
The names, names, profession, address and the registration number on the list of representatives of parties or coalitions of political parties legally constituted in Senegal must be notified to the head of representation Diplomatic or consular fifty-five (55) days at least before the opening of the poll. The head of the representative shall issue a receipt of this declaration within three (3) days.
Where no political party or coalition of political parties notifies the names and names of its representatives, the head of the diplomatic or consular representative or his representative shall distribute the voter cards under the Supervision and control of the C.E.N.A.
Article R. 110. -
The distribution of voter cards is permanent.
It shall be carried out by an administrative committee during the revision period of the lists of electors and during the 45 days before the date of the vote, until the close of the voting.
Outside of the above-mentioned periods, the distribution shall be provided by the Head of the Diplomatic or Consular Representation, under the supervision of the C.E.N.A. The Head of the Diplomatic or Consular Representation or the President of the The distribution commission of the voter cards ensures the retention and custody of the cards throughout the distribution period.

Voter cards to be removed must be in secure locations; trunks equipped with a security lock must be used as receptacles. They should be classified and open or closed only with the mandatory presence of the C.E.N.A. The premises in which these cards are stored must meet all the security requirements.
At the end of each distribution period, the Head of the Diplomatic or Consular Representation or the Chairman and the members of each commission shall draw up a record of the operations referred to in the C.E.N.A.
The C.E.N. A, the Head of the Diplomatic or Consular Representation and each member of the Committee shall receive a copy of the Minutes.
These minutes, the cards not distributed, the list of voters' accounts and the register of operations in which the references to possible challenges appear constitute the record of the transfer of activities for the purposes of the Distribution.
Chapter II. -Ballot papers
Article R. 111. -
The provisions of Articles R. 57 and R. 58 are applied in that they concern the presidential or legislative elections.
Sufficient ballot papers shall be made available to the Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs by the Minister for Elections. They shall be sent fifteen (15) days at least before the vote to the diplomatic or consular representatives concerned, by diplomatic bag.

Chapter III, -Electoral Operations

Article R. 112. -
The voting shall be open at eight (08) hours and closed on the same day at eighteen (18) hours when the country of organization of the electoral operations is in the same time zone as Senegal. If not, the hours of opening and closing of the poll shall be the subject of a decision by the head of the diplomatic or consular representation, who shall take into account local specificities and customs. This decision shall be notified to the C.E.N. A, to the representatives of parties or coalitions of political parties legally constituted in Senegal. It shall be displayed in the premises of the diplomatic or consular representation on the panel of official announcements or in default on the panel which shall take place at least 15 days (15) days before the vote.

However, in order to facilitate the exercise of their right to vote, the head of the diplomatic or consular representation may make a decision in order to advance the opening hour or to delay the closing time of the poll. This decision is immediately posted at the entrance to the polling station.
Article R. 113. -
The names, names, quality of supervisors and supervisors of C.E.N. A, members of the polling stations, representatives and their alternates of candidates or lists of candidates shall be notified to the Head of the Diplomatic or Consular Representation At least thirty (30) days before the start of the poll.
Article R. 114. -
All discussions and deliberations of voters are prohibited within the polling station.
The President of the polling station shall have only the police of the Assembly of Electors. No armed force may be placed in the voting room or in the immediate vicinity of the voting room.
Article R. 115. -
The President of the polling station may ask the head of the diplomatic or consular representation to appeal to the police or assimilated forces of the country of his or her jurisdiction to put an end to a serious disorder affecting the proper conduct of the Election operations or scandal. If the persons concerned are members of the polling station, and if they are guilty of a marked scandal established by the President of the polling station and the other members, they shall be immediately replaced by their
Substitutes. Reference to these incidents must be made in the minutes.
Article R. 116. -
No person shall be allowed to vote if he or she is not registered on the list of electors for the Juridiction.
Article R. 117. -
The provisions of Articles L. 72 to L. 85, R. 63, R. 66, paragraphs 1 to 3, R. 67, R. 69, R. 70, R. 71, and R. 73 are applicable.
Article R. 118. -
All contrary provisions shall be repealed.