DECRET-LOI NO 24/1984 DU 27 NOVEMBRE 1984 MODIFIANT LE DECRET-LOI NO 36/79 DU 13 NOVEMBRE 1979 PORTANT ORGANISATION DES ELECTIONS DES CONSEILLERS COMMUNINAUX

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Jurisdiction: Rwanda
Instrument: Decree law
Status: Not in force
Version: Undated source snapshot
Language: mul
Updated: 15 Jan 1985
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The Communal Congress must fix a list of up to five candidates per sector after a secret ballot, 12 days before the elections. The Bourgmestre must present the candidate list to the public by posting it at the communal office and each sector office. The commune congress approves a candidate list of no more than five candidates per sector, based on a secret ballot held 12 days before the election. The approved list is then sent to the prefect, and the burgomaster publicly posts notice of it at the commune and sector offices. Each polling station must have a president and three assessors, designated by the Prefect on the Bourgmestre’s proposal. A candidate may not be a member of the polling station bureau. Each polling bureau has a president and three assessors appointed by the Prefect on request of the Burgomaster. A candidate is not permitted to campaign. If the President is absent at the start of voting or during voting, the oldest assessor replaces the President automatically.

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Provisions of DECRET-LOI NO 24/1984 DU 27 NOVEMBRE 1984 MODIFIANT LE DECRET-LOI NO 36/79 DU 13 NOVEMBRE 1979 PORTANT ORGANISATION DES ELECTIONS DES CONSEILLERS COMMUNINAUX

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AI-assisted research summary: The Communal Congress must fix a list of up to five candidates per sector after a secret ballot, 12 days before the elections. The Bourgmestre must present the candidate list to the public by posting it at the communal office and each sector office.

ARTICLE PREMIER. YEMEJE : 4NGING0 YA MBERE. L’article 16 du ]decret-loi No 36/79 du 13 novembre 1979 portant organisation des Elections des Conseillers Com munaux est modifie comme suit : I ”Une liste de cinq candidats au maximum par secteur est arretee, apres election au vote secret, par le Congres Communal le 12eme jour avant les elections. La liste des candidats, issue de 1’election du congres communal, est immediatement adres- see au Prefet et presentee par le Bourgmestre a la population par voie d’affichage au bureau communal et a chaque bureau de secteur”.
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y’itegeko-teka No 36/79 lyo kuwa 13
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AI-assisted research summary: The commune congress approves a candidate list of no more than five candidates per sector, based on a secret ballot held 12 days before the election. The approved list is then sent to the prefect, and the burgomaster publicly posts notice of it at the commune and sector offices.

Ingingo ya 16 y’itegeko-teka No 36/79 lyo kuwa 13 ugushyingo 1979 lishyiraho imitunganyilize yTtora ly’Abajya nama ba Komini ihinduwe itya : ’’Ilisiti iliho abakandida batarenze batanu muli buli segiteri yemezwa na Kongere ya Komini nyuma y’itora likozwe mu ibanga ku munsi wa 12 mbere y’itora. Ilisiti y’abakandida bemejwe na Kongere ya Komini yohererezwa ako kanya Perefe, Burugumesitiri akabimenyesha abaturage akoresheje itangazo limanikwa ku biro bya Komini no ku biro bya segiteri”. J.O. No 2 du 15 janvier 1985. 38 — ART. 2.
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AI-assisted research summary: Each polling station must have a president and three assessors, designated by the Prefect on the Bourgmestre’s proposal. A candidate may not be a member of the polling station bureau.

INGINGO YA 2. L’article 21 du m^me decret-loi est modifie comme suit: 'Chaque bureau de vote comprend un president et trois asses- seurs designes par le Prefet sur proposition du Bourgmestre. Aucun candidat ne peut etre membre du bureau de vote”.
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y’ilyo tegeko-teka ihinduwe itya :
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AI-assisted research summary: Each polling bureau has a president and three assessors appointed by the Prefect on request of the Burgomaster. A candidate is not permitted to campaign.

Ingingo ya 21 y’ilyo tegeko-teka ihinduwe itya : ”Buli biro by’itora bigira umuperezida n’abaseseri batatu bashyirwaho na Perefe abisabwe na Burugumesitiri. Nta mukandida wemerewe gutoresha”. ART. 3.
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AI-assisted research summary: If the President is absent at the start of voting or during voting, the oldest assessor replaces the President automatically.

INGINGO YA 3. L article 28 du meme d6dfet-loi est modifie comme suit: ’Si, au debut ou pendant les operations de vote, le President est absent, il est d’office remplace par 1’assesseur le plus age. Le nouveau president se fait remplacer par un habitant du secteur.
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AI-assisted research summary: If one or more assesseurs are absent, the President fills the bureau with people chosen from the sector’s inhabitants.

Ingingo ya 28 y’ilyo tegeko-teka ihinduwe itya : ”Iyo batangiye gutora cyangwa bageze hagati, Perezida adahali ahita asimburwa n’umuseseli mukuru mu mavuko. Nawe agasimburwa n’umuturage wo muli iyo segiteri. En cas d’absence d’un ou plusieurs assesseurs, le Presi dent complete d’office le bureau par des personnes choisies parmi les habitants du secteur. Le remplacement est assure pendant la duree de 1’absence”. Iyo umuseseri umwe cyangwa benshi babuze, Perezida ashyiraho abandi atoranije mu baturage b’iyo segiteri. Basimburwa mu gihe batabonetsemo”. 4 ART. 4.
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AI-assisted research summary: On election day, each elector must show their card, receive a ballot, and go to a polling booth to vote. An illiterate elector must go to the booth with a scribe of their choice.

INGINGO YA 4. L’article 32 du meme decret-loi est modifie comme suit: ”Le jour des elections, chaque electeur exhibe sa carte dont le numero est inscrit dans un registre ad hoc. Il re^oit un bulletin et se rend dans un isoloir pour exprimer son vote. L’electeur illetre doit se rendre dans I’isoloir avec un scribe de son choix.
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AI-assisted research summary: On voting day, a voter must show their voter card, have the number recorded, receive a voting paper, vote in the booth, and place the folded ballot in the box; a person who cannot read or write may bring a writer into the booth.

Ingingo ya 32 y’ilyo tegeko-teka ihinduwe itya : ”Ku munsi w’itora, uwaje gutora wese yerekana ikarita ye y’itora inomero yayo ikandikwa mu gitabo cyabigenewe. Ahabwa urupapuro rwo gutoreraho akajya mu bwihugiko kugira ngo atore. Utazi gusoma no kwandika yizanira umwanditsi bakinjirana mu bwihugiko. L’electeur depose le bulletin plie dans une urne, puis un assesseur appose sur sa carte le cachet « YATOYE». Umaze gutora azinga urupapuro yatoreyeho akarushyira mu gasanduku, hanyuma ku ikarita ye y’itord umuseseri akamutereraho kashe «YATOYE». ART. 5. X
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AI-assisted research summary: The President must seal the ballot boxes used for voting, count and keep unused ballots until counting, and note their number in the minutes.

INGINGO YA 5. L’article 35 du meme decret-loi est rhodifie comme suit: ”Le President seelie les urnes ayant servi au vote. Il compte les bulletins de vote non utilises qu’il conserve jusqu’au depouil- lement. Mention du nombre de ces bulletins est faite au proces-verbal”.
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AI-assisted research summary: The election chair must seal the ballot boxes, count unused ballot papers, keep them until vote counting, and record the number of remaining papers in the minutes.

Ingingo ya 35 y’ilyo tegeko-teka ihinduwe itya : ’’Perezida w’itora afungisha ubujeni udusanduku tw itora. Abara impapuro z’itora zitakoreshejwe, akazibika kugeza igihe cy’ibarura ly’amajwi. Umubare w’impapuro z’itora zisigaye, awandika mu nyandiko-mvugo”. ART. 6.
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AI-assisted research summary: Before the urns are opened, the bureau president and the Bourgmestre must check that the used urns are still sealed, with two witnesses present.

INGINGO YA 6. L’article 38 du meme decret-loi est modifie comme suit: ’’Avant 1’ouverture des urnes, le president de chaque bureau et le Bourgmestre, en presence de deux temoins choisis parmi les habitants presents, verifient si les urnes qui ont ete utilisees restent bien scellees. Il est procede immediatement a 1’ouverture des urnes et au denombrement des bulletins. Le president verifie le decompte des bulletins non utilises. Le proces-verbal de ce denombrement est redige et signe par les membres du bureau de vote concerne et le Bourgmestre”.
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AI-assisted research summary: Before opening the ballot boxes, the polling-station president and the burgomaster must check that the boxes are properly closed, then open them and count the ballots.

Ingingo ya 38 y’ilyo tegeko-teka ihinduwe itya : ’Mbere yo gufungura udusanduku, perezida wa buli biro by itora na Burugumesitiri imbere y’abagabo babili batorani- jwe mu baturage bali aho bareba niba udusanduku twakoze dufunze neza. Baherako bafungura udusanduku, bakabara impapuro zatore- shejwe. Perezida w itora abara impapuro z’itora batakoresheje. Inyandiko-mvugo y ilyo barura irakorwa igashyirwaho umuko- no n’abagize ibyo biro by’itora na Burugumesitiri”. ART. 7.
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AI-assisted research summary: The president of each polling station must distribute the tasks.

INGINGO YA 7. L’article 39 du meme decret-loi est modifie comme suit : ”Le president de chaque bureau de vote repartit les taches.
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AI-assisted research summary: The polling-station president assigns tasks to the clerks, vote counting is done separately at each polling station, and every candidate has a right to attend that counting.

Ingingo ya 39 y ilyo tegeko-teka ihinduwe itya : "Perezida wa buli biro by’itora niwe ugabanya abaseseri imilimo. 11 est procede au denombrement des voix. Cette opera Bahita babara amajwi. Uwo mulimo buli biro by’itora tion se fait a part pour chaque bureau de vote. biwukora ukwabyo. Chaque candidat est en droit d’assister a cette operation”. Umukandida wese afite uburenganzira bwo kugera aho iyo milimo ikorerwa”. — J.O. No 2 du 15 janvier 1985. ART. 8.
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AI-assisted research summary: Ballots are grouped into valid, null, and blank ballots; a ballot is valid only if the voter chose one candidate and committed none of the listed irregularities.

INGINGO YA 8. L’article 40 du meme decret-loi est modifie comme suit: ”Les bulletins sont classes d’apres les categories suivantes: bulletins valables, bulletins nuls et bulletins blancs. 1. Un bulletin est valable quand 1’electeur ne s’est pronorice qu’en faveur d’un seul candidat et n’a commis aucune des irregularites reprises au point 2 ci-apres :
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision explains when a ballot is valid, null, or blank.

Ingingo ya 40 y’ilyo tegeko-teka ihinduwe itya : ’’Impapuro z’itora zitondekanywa ku bulyo bukulikira : Impapuro zatoreshejwe neza, impapuro z’impfabusa n’impa- puro zitatoreshejwe. 1. Urupapuro ruba rwatoreshejwe neza iyo nyirarwo yatoye umuntu umwe gusa mu bakandida kandi atigeze akoresha uburyo budakulikije amategeko bavuga kuli numero ya 2 ikulikira : 2. Un bulletin est nul quand : 2. Urupapuro ruba impfabusa iyo : a) 1’electeur a utilise un bulletin autre que celui prevu pour a) uwatoye yakoresheje urupapuro rutali urwateganilijwe 1’election; b) le bulletin plie contient un papier ou un objet de nature a rendre reconnaissable 1’electeur ou une autre personne; c) 1’electeur s’est prononce en faveur de plus d’un candidat; d) 1’electeur qui s’est prononce en faveur d’un seul candidat a ajoute des inscriptions supplementaires sur le bulletin; e) 1’electeur a emis un vote en faveur d’une personne dont la candidature n’a pas ete agreee. itora; b) urupapuro ruzingiyemo igipapuro cyangwa ikindi kintu cyatuma uwatoye cyangwa undi muntu amenye- kana; c) uwatoye yatoye abarenze umwe; d) uwatoye yatoye umuntu umwe gusa aliko akongeraho inyandiko ku rupapuro rw’itora; e) uwatoye yahaye ijwi umuntu utali umukandida. 3. Un bulletin est blanc lorsqu’il ne contient 1’expression 3. Urupapuro ruba rutatoreshejwe iyo nyirugutora nta jwi d’aucun suffrage”. yigeze ashyiraho”. ART. 9.
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AI-assisted research summary: This article replaces specified wording in Article 69 of the same decree-law.

INGINGO YA 9. A l’article 69 du meme decret-loi, les mots ”aura sous- trait un ou plusieurs bulletins de vote ou une ou plusieurs enveloppes” sont rempiaces par les mots ”aura soustrait un ou plusieurs bulletins de vote”. Ku ngingo ya 69 y’ilyo tegeko-teka, amagambo ’’uzaba yaligishije urupapuro rumwe cyangwa nyinshi z’itora cyangwa se ibahasha imwe cyangwa nyinshi” asimbuwe n’aya magambo uzaba yaligishije urupapuro rumwe cyangwa nyinshi z’itora”. ART. 10.
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AI-assisted research summary: This article says the law takes effect on the day it is published in the Official Gazette.

INGINGO YA 10. La presente loi entre en vigueur le jour de sa publication Hi tegeko lizatangira gukulikizwa ku munsi lizatangali- au Journal Officiel de la Republique Rwandaise. zwaho mu Igazeti ya Leta ya Repubulika a u Rwanda. Kigali, le 27 novembre 1984. Kigali, kuwa 27 ugushyingo 1984. INA Juvenal, -Major. Le Ministre de 1’Interieur et du Developpement Communal, Minisitiri w’Ubutegetsi bw’Igihugu n’Amajyambere ya Komini, HABANABAKIZE Thomas.

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DECRET-LOI NO 24/1984 DU 27 NOVEMBRE 1984 MODIFIANT LE DECRET-LOI NO 36/79 DU 13 NOVEMBRE 1979 PORTANT ORGANISATION DES ELECTIONS DES CONSEILLERS COMMUNINAUX

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Provisions of DECRET-LOI NO 24/1984 DU 27 NOVEMBRE 1984 MODIFIANT LE DECRET-LOI NO 36/79 DU 13 NOVEMBRE 1979 PORTANT ORGANISATION DES ELECTIONS DES CONSEILLERS COMMUNINAUX

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