The Provisional Electoral Council ( French: ''Conseil Électoral Provisoire'', , CEP;

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: ''Konsèy Elektoral Pwovizwa'') is the

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of Haiti. The CEP is responsible for

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and

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, and is Haiti's main and only legal election agency. It was dissolved in September 2021 by acting Prime Minister

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. In September 2024, the

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reestablished the CEP in preparation for the next Haitian general election in 2026.

Mandate

As the sole legal electoral body in Haiti, CEP's responsibilities include the following: * 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.

Criticism

More than 30 presidential candidates reproached CEP for its obscure scrutiny policies and censured CEP for its lack of transparency. According to Haitian Sentinel, CEP rejected transparency request by some presidential candidates including

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, runoff candidate for the 2015 election.

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Criticism

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