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The Gambia

West Africa · gm

Presidential republic with a directly elected president and a National Assembly elected mainly from single-member constituencies.

Profil revizuit ultima dată la 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.

Cum funcționează votul în prezent

Vârsta de vot
18 și peste
Înregistrarea alegătorilor
Inițiat de alegători
Act de identitate
Act de identitate cu fotografie obligatoriu
Vot obligatoriu
Nu
Vot prin corespondență
Nu este disponibil
Vot anticipat
Nu este disponibil
Vot online
Nu este disponibil
Vot din străinătate
Nu este disponibil

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.

Cum s-a schimbat dreptul de vot

Fiecare înregistrare consemnează o schimbare privind cine putea vota sau cum — extinderi, restricții și reforme procedurale deopotrivă.

  1. 1960Reformă

    The marble-and-drum voting system was introduced to make voting accessible in a country with low literacy.

    History of elections in The Gambia
  2. 1997Reformă

    The current Independent Electoral Commission was established under the constitutional framework.

    History of elections in The Gambia
  3. 2016Extindere

    A presidential election produced the country's first electoral transfer of executive power.

    A pillar of democracy

Măsuri de protecție pentru numărare

Tipul buletinului de vot
Mixt
Audit post-electoral
Ad hoc
Administrarea alegerilor
Comisie independentă
Observatori interni
Da
Observatori internaționali
Da

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.

De știut

  • 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

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