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People Assembly |
Nationalities Assembly |
State/Regional Assembly |
Ethnic Nationalities’ Representatives (in State/Regional Assembly) |
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| Composition |
Constituencies for People Assembly will be set up based on townships and cannot exceed 330 (some nearby townships will be combined). No more than 110 representatives from ministry of defense will be appointed in the People Assembly |
12 representatives from each state and division – including one representative from each special administrative region or self-administrative region within state/division; the total numbers of representatives directly elected by the people is 168. 4 representatives for each state and division will be nominated by the ministry of defense, totalling 56. |
Two representatives from each township within states/divisions will be elected (Except for select ethnic nationalities without self administrative divisions). The Ministry of Defense will appoint one third of elected representatives from the state/division. |
Ethnic nationalities do not have a self-administrative authority in a division, but whose population are approved to represent 0.1 or above percentage of national population by Election commission- will elect one representative |
| # Representatives |
330 directly elected by people + 110 appointed from Ministry of Defense = 440 representative |
168 representatives elected by people + 56 representatives appointed by ministry of defense = 224 representative |
660 |
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| Term of Office |
5 years |
5 Years |
5 Years |
5 Years |
| Number of Constituencies |
330 - one from each township |
12 constituencies from each state and division |
2 constituencies from each township |
1 constituency for group |
| Voting Date |
7 November 2010 (Sunday) |
7 November 2010 (Sunday) |
7 November 2010 (Sunday) |
7 November 2010 (Sunday) |
| Vote Casting order: |
First ballot |
Second Ballot |
Third Ballot |
According to ethnic nationality voters represent |
| Voting Hours: |
6:00am - 4:00pm |
6:00am - 4:00pm |
6:00am - 4:00pm |
6:00am - 4:00pm |
| Ballot box color |
Green |
Blue |
Purple |
White |
How to vote:
1. Try to know your serial number of ballot list in order to cast vote without any delay.
2. Voting process can be quick by giving your serial number of ballot list to the ballot list inspector.
3. Put a tick in the box next to the candidate and the symbol you want to choose on your ballot paper.
4. Do not sketch or write anything on your ballot paper, except putting a tick.
5. Do not sketch anything impossible to decide whether it is a tick or cross on your ballot paper.
6. Make sure that your ballot paper is not torn.
7. Put the ballot paper you have put a tick on into the ballot box concerned.
Ballot Office:
Electoral (ballot) Office Structure:
က) Entrance ခ) Electoral Officer/Assistant Electoral Officer ဂ) ballot checker ဃ) Ballot provider င) ballot Box စ) Security ဆ) room to cast vote ဇ) candidate/election commission representative/ Ballot office representative/ helpers စ်) local/area sub-commission ည) Exit
Notable points to avert having votes cancelled (New Light of Myanmar)
Election Rule 66 (c) states that the following types of ballot papers shall be cancelled.
(1) A ballot paper that does not have the seal of the commission
(2) A ballot paper that does not have the signature of the returning officer
(3) A ballot paper with more than one tick to favour more than one candidate
(4) A ballot paper with no tick
(5) A ballot paper with an unclear tick
(6) A ballot paper the returning officer decides to be a fake one
(7) A ballot paper with a mark designed to hint
(8) A torn-up ballot paper
To amplify the provisions on cancelled votes for the knowledge of voters,
(1) A voter must put a tick in the square box shown against the name of the candidate he favours.
(2) If a voter puts at least two ticks or crosses in square boxes shown against candidates, the ballot paper is cancelled.
(3) A vote with no tick is cancelled.
(4) If a ballot paper carries only one mark in a box, but the mark is not clear enough to decide whether it is a tick or cross, it is cancelled.
(5) However, if a vote is cast with one tick to favour only one candidate, it can be deemed to be a firm vote even if the tick is in the square box, or it passes through the line of the square box, or it is put diagonally or horizontally, or it has a bent line at its end or not.
To decide whether a ballot paper is valid or invalid is up to the returning officer. Candidates to hluttaws, their election representatives, and the representatives of a polling station are allowed to check the cancelled votes. The reason why a vote is cancelled will be put on record with the designated form.