Calendar for Community Leadership Elections

SETTING THE DATES FOR MEETINGS OF VILLAGE (SUCO) ASSEMBLIES AND VILLAGE (SUCO) COUNCILS

Until 09.04.2024

> Posting of the notice of the Village (Suco) Council meeting for the constitution of the Village (Suco) Electoral Board and for receiving candidacies for Head of Village (Suco).


CONSTITUTION OF THE VILLAGE (SUCO) ELECTORAL BOARD AND CANDIDACIES FOR THE ELECTION OF HEAD OF VILLAGE (SUCO) AND RESPECTIVE LITIGATION

12.04.2024

> Meeting of the Village (Suco) Council to set up the Village (Suco) Electoral Board and to receive candidacies for Head of Village (Suco);

> Verification and decision by the Village (Suco) Electoral Board on the admissibility of candidacies submitted for election as Head of Village (Suco).

> Deadline for lodging a complaint against the decision to admit or reject candidacies for Heads of Village (Suco) and the decision of the Village (Suco) Electoral Board on the complaints submitted.

> Deadline for appeal against the decision of the Village (Suco) Electoral Board on the complaints lodged against the admission or rejection of the candidacy for Head of Village (Suco) and the decision of the Village (Suco) Council on the appeal lodged.


PERIOD OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND VOTER EDUCATION ON THE PROCESS OF ELECTION OF COMMUNITY LEADERS

Até 24.04.2024

> Period of public information and voter education on the election process of community leaders, following Law No. 9/2016, of July 8th.


CONSTITUTION OF THE HAMLET (ALDEIA) ELECTORAL BOARD AND FIRST VOTE FOR HEAD OF VILLAGE (SUCO)

Until 24.04.2024

> Posting of the notices of Hamlet (Aldeia) Assembly meetings for the election of community leaders and Village (Suco) Council meetings to monitor the final tabulation of the results of the election of the Head of Village (Suco).

27.04.2024

> Election day for Heads of Village (Suco), Heads of Hamlet (Aldeia) and Hamlet Delegates to the Village (Suco) Council.

> Start of vote counting and tabulation of the election results.

28.04.2024

> Tabulation of results for Head of Village (Suco).

> Complaints on vote counting and tabulation of results.

> Appeal against the decision handed down by the Village (Suco) Electoral Board regarding complaints lodged about vote counting or results tabulation.


Second ballot in the process of electing community leaders

Until 10.05.2024

> Posting of the notices of the Hamlet Assemblies meetings for 2nd ballot for the election of the Head of Village (Suco) and the meetings of the Village (Suco) Councils to monitor the final tabulation of the results of the 2nd ballot for the election of the Head of Village (Suco).

13.05.2024

> The second ballot to elect the Head of Village (Suco).

> Start of vote counting and tabulation of the election results.

14.05.2024

> Tabulation of results for Head of Village (Suco).

> Complaints on vote counting and on tabulation of results.

> Appeal against the decision handed down by the Village (Suco) Electoral Board regarding complaints lodged about vote counting or results tabulation.


ELECTION OF LIAN-NA\’IN AND YOUTH REPRESENTATIVES TO THE VILLAGE (SUCO) COUNCIL

Until 05.05.2024 or 21.05.2024

> Posting of the notices of the Village (Suco) Councils meetings for the Lia-Na’in and Youth Representatives election for the Village (Suco) Council

08.05.2024 or 24.05.2024

> Constitution of the Village (Suco) Electoral Board for the Lia-Na’in and Youth Representatives election for the Village (Suco) Council.

> Presentation of candidacies for Lian-na\’in and Youth Representative to the Village (Suco) Council at the Village (Suco) Electoral Board.

Verification of the candidacies presented for Lia-na\’in and Youth Representative to the Village (Suco) Council and decision by the Village (Suco) Electoral Board on the admissibility of the candidacies submitted.

Vote for the election of the Lia-na\’in and Youth Representatives to the Village (Suco) Council.

Vote counting and tabulation of results for the election of the Lia-na’in and Youth Representatives to the Village (Suco) Council.


DISPATCH OF ELECTION DOCUMENTS TO THE MINISTRY OF STATE ADMINISTRATION

Until 09.05.2024 or 25.05.2024

> Dispatch of the election documents from the Villages (Suco) to the Administration of the Administrative Post.

Until 10.05.2024 or 26.05.202423

> Dispatch of the election documents from the Villages (Suco) to the Municipal Authorities and Municipal Administrations.

Until 11.05.2024 or 27.05.2024

> Dispatch of the election documents from the Villages (Suco) to the General Directorate for Administrative Decentralization.



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