A WEB

A-WEB World Election Database Survey 2024

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Questionnaire

(1)Member EMB Information

1. Country where your organization is located:  Portugal

2. Name of your organization: National Electoral Commission

3. Date of your organization’s establishment: November 15, 1974

4. Type of organization: Legally independent organization

5. Composition of Commissioners (eg., Chairperson, two Vice Chairpersons, one Secretary General, nine Commissioners): 1 President; 11 Commissioners

6. Method of selecting the Chairperson:
□ Elected □ Appointed

7. Term of the Chairperson (Head) of your organization (please select one):

□ Until retirement age

□ Permanent with no limit

□ Fixed term (years) :  4 years. The term of of the National Electoral Commission is the same as that of the Portuguese Parliament.

- Reappointment possible: □ Yes □ No

8. Total number of staff (based on full-time employees at all levels of organization): 18

9. Primary roles and functions of the Organization (please select all that apply):

□ Election management

□ Voter registration

□ Delimitation of electoral districts

□ Management of political party affairs

□ Management of political funds affairs

□ Enactment and amendment of the Election Law

□ Voter education

□ Mediation of electoral disputes

□ Investigation and enforcement against election law violations

(2)World Election Database

Ⅰ. National System

1. Form of Government:

□ Presidential system

□ Parliamentary system

□ Semi-presidential system 

□ Other (please specify):

2. Term of the President (if applicable): (  5   ) years,

    2-1.Reappointment possible: □ Yes □ No

3. National Assembly:

□ Unicameral

□ Bicameral

4. If Unicameral:

    4-1. Term of Members of Parliament: (  4  ) years

    4-2. Limit on the number of reappointments: □ Yes □ No

    4-3. Number of seats in the Parliament: ( 230 )

5. If Bicameral:

     5-1. Term of Members of the Upper House: (  ) years

     5-2. Limit on the number of reappointments: □Yes □No

     5-3. Number of seats in the Upper House: (  )

     5-4. Term of Members of the Lower House: (    ) years

     5-5. Limit on the number of reappointments: □Yes □No

     5-6. Number of seats in the Lower House: ( )

Ⅱ. General Electoral System

6. Presidential Election: □ Direct □ Indirect

     6-1. Runoff voting system in the Presidential Election: □ Yes □ No 

7. Parliamentary Election:

      7-1. Upper House:

      □ Direct □ Indirect
      □ Majoritarian □Proportional □Mixed (Majoritarian_______ %, Proportional _______%) 

      7-2. Unicameral or Lower House:
      □ Direct □ Indirect
      □ Majoritarian □Proportional □Mixed (Majoritarian _______%, Proportional _______%)

Ⅲ. Recent Election Status

8. What was the most recent election held? (It can be the last election, no matter how long ago)

     8-1. Type of election:

   □ Presidential □ Parliamentary □ Local □Referendum 

□Others (please specify): 2024 Social Democratic Party leadership election

      8-2. Date of the most recent election held (if the exact date is unavailable, please provide the year): 09/06/2024

*Please answer the following questions (9-13) based on the most recent election you mentioned above:

9. Number of polling stations:

    □ Domestic ___12,906____ □ Overseas ____174____

10. Opening/Closing time of polling stations: _7am to 7pm

11. Number of registered voters: __10,789,781  

12. Voter turnout (%):   63.37%    

13. Did your Organization run international election observation program?

      □ Yes □No □Other: ________________________

Ⅳ.Electoral System: Voting and Counting Procedures

14. Voting age: _______18________

15. Age of candidacy:

     15-1. President: ___35_____

     15-2. Member of Parliament:  18

16. Is overseas voting allowed? □ Yes □ No

17. Please select all applicable methods for overseas voting:

      □ Mail □ Visit to Embassy/Consulate □ Other (please specify):

18. Is voting compulsory? □ Yes □ No

19. Please check all special voting methods available:

      □ Advance voting (early in-person voting)

      □ Postal voting
      □ Mobile booth voting
      □ Proxy voting
      □ Voting assistance for individuals with neurodevelopmental or  physical disabilities or senior citizens
      □ Other (please specify):

20. The primary status of the staff involved in voting and ballot counting:

      □ Civil Servants □ Civilians

21. Is biometric data (fingerprints, photo, signatures, etc.) used to verify voters on election day?

      □Yes □ No □ Other: ________________________

22. How is voting conducted? (please select all that apply):

      □ Manual (marking a paper ballot and placing it in the ballot box)

      □ Electronic- optical scanner

      □ Electronic- touch screen voting

      □ Electronic- internet voting

      □ Other: ________________________

23. How is the vote counting conducted? (please select all that apply):

      □ Manual □ Electronic □ Other

24. Where is the vote counting conducted? (please select all that apply):

      □ At each polling station □ At a central counting center

25. When does vote counting begin? (please select all that apply):

      □ Immediately after voting ends □The following day □ Other:

26. How long does it take from the election day to announce the results? Provisional results are known at the end of the day of the election or referendum, after the polls close. The official results are published by the National Electoral Commission in the Diário da República (Official Journal) within 8 days of receiving the general tabulation acts (drawn up by the general tabulation assemblies), which meet on the first or second day following the election. In the case of local lections, the official map is published within 30 days of receiving the minutes of all the general tabulation assemblies.

27. Is there a unified voter registry?

      □ Centralized national registry □Multiple regional registries

28. How often is the voter registry updated?

       □Monthly □Annually □Only before elections □ Other (please specify): At all times. This update is suspended 60 days before each election or referendum, and resumes the day after the date set for each electoral act.  

29. Does the voter need to personally register to vote?

       □Yes □ No

Ⅴ. Political Funds

30. Is there a system where the national or local government partially covers the election campaign costs 

      for candidates?    

      □ Yes (including conditional coverage) □ No

31. Does the national or local government provide subsidies (separate from campaign costs) for the           

      operation of political parties or elections?   

       □ Yes □ No

32. Is there a limit on election expenses?

     □ Yes □ No

33. Are the details of candidates' election expenditures posted online?

     □ Yes □ No 

 ________ ↓ Previous Information ↓________​

○ Presidential Election ​

 - Seat: 1

 - Term of office: 5 years

○​ Parliamentary Elections​

 · National Parliament

 - Seats: 230

 - Term of office: 4 years

 · Municipal Chambers

 - Seats: 308

 - Term of office: 4 years

 · Parish Assemblies

 - Seats : 3,092

 - Term of office: 4 years

○​ Election system 

 · Number of polling stations: 12,906 Domestic and 174 Overseas​

 · Opening and closing time of polling stations

  -  8 am and 7 pm respectively​​​

 · Number of registered voters: 10,789,781 (2024 elections)

 · Voter turnout: 63.37% (2024 elections)

 · Voting age: 18   

 - Presidential: Direct simple majority vote

 - Parliamentary: Proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies

 · Voting process ​

   1. Early voting is available   

   2. Verify identification document -> Receive ballots -> Mark the ballots  -> Cast ballots

 · Counting process

   1. Manual Count in Polling Station: unfold each ballot consecutively, and display it to the attending public witnesses.​

   2. The results are transferred to CPSs. 

   3. Official results are released once all the relevant written protocols have been approved and 

verified by CPSs. 

 · Time to take to announce voting results in the country​: Final official results must be published by NEC within 10 days.