Free and credible elections are not a single event but a continuous cycle. NEC's work flows across three periods covering eight interconnected phases. Each phase builds on the previous and informs the next.
Election day: October 2029. See the full countdown on the homepage.
Pre-electoral
Legal framework, planning & implementation, training & education, voter registration preparation. Activities run from early in the cycle through the 15 months before election day.
Electoral
Campaign period, voting operations, voting & election day, vote counting, and tabulation. Spans the 15 months before and 6 months after election day.
Post-electoral
Verification of results, official results, audits & evaluations, voter list update, institutional strengthening, and legal reform.
Recent NEC news, activities, and documents grouped by where they fall in the cycle.