Electoral zone boundaries are established by a law of the Assembly, based on the recommendations of the Electoral Zone Boundary Commission (the Commission).
The Electoral Zone Boundary Commission meets every five years, beginning on 1 December 2003, in order to review the division of electoral zones in accordance with the criteria set forth in this Code.
The Commission is composed of 9 members: the CEC secretary, who carries out the functions of the Commission Chairman, the Director of the Civil Status Office in the Ministry of Local Government and Decentralisation, the Director of the Centre for Geographical Studies, the Director of the Statistical Institute, the Chief Registrar of the Immovable Property Office, and four members, two of whom are appointed on the proposal of the main ruling party and two on the proposal of the main parliamentary opposition party. The members proposed by the parties collectively should have knowledge especially in the fields of statistics, geography, sociology and organization at the local level.
The chairman of the CEC calls the first meeting of the Commission, after which the Secretary of the CEC serves as Chairman of this Commission.
The CEC determines the budget and administrative support services for the Commission.
