Afghanistan, Joint Electoral Management Body and Legal Counsel (UN): January 2005–December 2005
Project Description
Agriteam was appointed by the Special Representative of the United Nations' Secretary General as one of four International Commissioners on the Joint Electoral Management Body to oversee the parliamentary elections held on September 18, 2005, in Afghanistan. As legal counsel to the JEMB, was responsible for managing the legal staff at the JEMB, drafting the 2005 Elections Law that set in place policies and procedures for the nomination process and candidate selection leading to the establishment of the first elected National Parliament (Wolesi Jirga) and the Upper House (Meshrano Jirga) as well as 34 Provincial Councils. Highlights of the legislation included the entrenchment of one quarter of the seats for women and the creation of an Electoral Complaints Commission and a Media Complaints Commission. We were also responsible for establishing all regulations and procedures related to the conduct of the election, including candidate nomination, voter registration, polling day and counting procedures.
