The Gambia
West Africa · gm
Presidential republic with a directly elected president and a National Assembly elected mainly from single-member constituencies.
Perfil revisado por última vez July 23, 2026
The Gambia is distinctive for using glass marbles rather than paper ballots in national voting. Each candidate has a colour-coded ballot drum; the voter deposits one marble and the contents are counted after polls close. The Independent Electoral Commission administers registration, nominations, polling, counting and results.
Cómo funciona hoy la votación
- Edad para votar
- 18 y más
- Registro de votantes
- Iniciado por el votante
- Identificación
- Se requiere documento de identidad con fotografía
- Voto obligatorio
- No
- Voto por correo
- No disponible
- Voto anticipado
- No disponible
- Voto en línea
- No disponible
- Voto desde el extranjero
- No disponible
Registration is in person and requires Gambian citizenship, age 18 and accepted identity evidence. Registered voters receive a voter card and vote at the assigned station.
Cómo cambió el sufragio
Cada entrada registra un cambio en quién podía votar, o cómo podía hacerlo: ampliaciones, restricciones y reformas de procedimiento por igual.
- 1960Reforma
The marble-and-drum voting system was introduced to make voting accessible in a country with low literacy.
History of elections in The Gambia - 1997Reforma
The current Independent Electoral Commission was established under the constitutional framework.
History of elections in The Gambia - 2016Ampliación
A presidential election produced the country's first electoral transfer of executive power.
A pillar of democracy
Salvaguardias en el escrutinio
- Tipo de papeleta
- Mixto
- Auditoría postelectoral
- Ad hoc
- Administración electoral
- Comisión independiente
- Observadores nacionales
- Sí
- Observadores internacionales
- Sí
The schema labels the physical system as mixed because the vote is cast with a marble rather than paper or electronics. Candidate drums are demonstrated empty, sealed for voting and counted in the presence of officials, agents and observers.
Conviene saber
- The marble system has been used since 1960; the ballot drums make an audible signal when a marble is cast.Voting in The Gambia
- The 2026 calendar schedules nominations for 26 October–6 November and the official campaign for 10 November–3 December.Electoral Calendar 2026–2027
Elecciones en la base de datos
- 2026The Gambia 2026 Presidential ElectionElection Watch
Personas
- Jefe de EstadoAdama BarrowPresident of The Gambia
Fuentes
- Voting in The Gambia— Independent Electoral Commission of The Gambia
- Information on election observation— Independent Electoral Commission of The Gambia