Conseil Électoral Provisoire

Konsèy Elektoral Pwovizwa
Agency overview
Formed	1987 (1987)
Jurisdiction	Constitution of Haiti
Headquarters	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Employees	At least 9
Agency executive	Jacques Desrosiers, President
Website	www.cephaiti.ht

TheProvisional Electoral Council (French:Conseil Électoral Provisoire,French pronunciation:[kɔ̃sɛjəlɛktɔʁalpʁɔvizwaʁ],CEP;Haitian Creole:Konsèy Elektoral Pwovizwa) is theelectoral commission of Haiti. The CEP is responsible forpresidential elections andparliamentary elections, and is Haiti's main and only legal election agency.^[1] Despite its ostensibly provisional nature, it has existed since 1987.

It was dissolved in September 2021 by acting Prime MinisterAriel Henry.^[2] In September 2024, theTransitional Presidential Council reestablished the CEP in preparation for thenext Haitian general election in 2026.^[3]

As the sole legal electoral body in Haiti, CEP's responsibilities include the following:^[4]

• Ensuring confidence building among key actors involved in the electoral process;
• Establish the balance between the various political players in the race, hence the role of arbiter.
• Organize and supervise elections.
• Enforce the election legislation throughout the national territory.
• Ensure elections are held freely, credibly and transparently.
• Intervening in the mobilization and coordination of activities related to electoral information.
• Provide input in developing the legal framework for the electoral process.

More than 30 presidential candidates reproached CEP for its obscure scrutiny policies and censured CEP for its lack of transparency.^[5] According to Haitian Sentinel, CEP rejected transparency request by some presidential candidates includingJude Célestin, runoff candidate for the 2015 election.^[6]

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