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The Electoral Reform Project (ERP) supports CCDHR’s
Democracy and
Human Rights programs. It is premised on the
fact that the conduct of elections in Cameroon
leaves much to be desired and the project is aimed
at changing the laws, institutions, and ways
elections are conducted in Cameroon. It holds that a
fair and transparent voting system will improve
Cameroon’s democracy efforts, empower voters, and
ensure accountability by compelling elected
officials to be better representatives of their
constituents.
Since the reintroduction of multiparty politics in Cameroon
in the early 1990s, reports of widespread of voter
disenfranchisement through complex registration
processes; extensive rigging machinery; and the use
of administrative officers and security forces to
defend election fraud have always clouded each
election. Despite the prominence and denunciation of
wide spread irregularities in all elections
conducted in Cameroon, little corrective action
appears to have been taken. This project advocates
strongly that the opportunity of a real choice for
voters should not be compromised.
The major premise of the Electoral Reform Project is the
call for the establishment of an Independent
Electoral Commission in Cameroon to be in charge of
organizing and managing elections in Cameroon. The
need for such an electoral protectorate exists in
all democracies, but given the history of electoral
malfeasance in Cameroon, a healthy and resolute
force for unbiased elections is especially
essential. A robust and independent body will stand
apart from the bias of any political organization,
and holds the preservation of free elections, and
thus the good of the nation, as its sole objective.
Besides the call for the establishment of an independent
electoral commission, this project will also
advocate for other pertinent electoral reform
elements that together with a robust and independent
electoral body will guarantee transparent free and
fair elections in Cameroon.
As a top priority in this regard, this project is making a resolute appeal for the complete
dissociation of the Ministry of Territorial
Administration and Decentralization from involvement
in electoral affairs in Cameroon.
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