Welcome to the National Elections Commission – South Sudan
Formally established by the Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan (as amended) (Art.197) in 2011, the National Elections Act, 2012 (as amended) sets out the independence of the NEC by requiring that it be administratively and financially independent, and perform its functions with integrity, transparency, and impartiality without interference…
Chairman of the National Elections Commission
The National Election Commission (NEC) attended two customized modular workshops on Boundary Delimitation and Voter Registration in Juba supported by the United Nations Integrated Election Assistance Team (UN-IEAT). The trainings, …
On 26 March 2025, the National Elections Commission (NEC) and the State High Election Committees (SHECs) of Jonglei and Western Equatoria states organized consultative meetings with civil society organizations (CSOs) …
UN-IEAT supported the NEC to conduct the first two state-level engagements with CSO, i.e., in Bentiu (Unity State) and Malakal (Upper Nile State) on 05 March 2025. The events were …
An election is a formal decision-making process in which people vote to choose their representatives based on set principles and laws.
As mandated by the Constitution and the National Elections Act of 2012 (as amended), the National Elections Commission (NEC) is solely responsible for the conduct of elections and referenda in South Sudan. This responsibility also includes the announcement of an election date. voter registration, nomination of candidates, recruitment and training of elections staff, dispute resolution and civic and voter education.
The mandate of the NEC as enshrined in the NEA 2023 Section 15(1) states ‘The Commission shall take necessary step to ensure that all citizens, without discrimination are able to exercise and enjoy their political rights to nominate and be nominated for elections and to freely express their will in a secret ballot’.
