LACNIC Electoral Commission Elections 2023
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2023 Calendar
* By the end of the nomination and expressions of support period, each candidate must have completed the three documents that the Electoral Commission will analyze: 1) candidate nomination form; 2) questionnaire for determining potential candidate incompatibilities, their capacities and suitability and expressions of support; and 3) form containing candidate biography, photo and questions.
| Phase | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Call for candidate opens | 31 January | starting at 18:00 UTC |
| Reception of expressions of support | 31 January to 14 February | starting at 18:00 UTC / until 18:00 UTC |
| Voters registry closes | 2 February | at 18:00 UTC |
| Publication of the voters registry | 7 February | starting at 18:00 UTC |
| Reception of complaints, proposed changes, and clarification requests about the voters registry | 7 to 22 February | starting at 18:00 UTC / until 18:00 UTC |
| Call for candidates closes | 14 February | at 18:00 UTC |
| Publication of candidates (in alphabetical order by name) | 22 February | starting at 18:00 UTC |
| Submission of questions to the candidates | 22 February to 3 March | starting at 18:00 UTC / until 18:00 UTC |
| Submission of complaints about the candidates | 23, 24, and 27 April | starting at 18:00 UTC / until 18:00 UTC |
| Period for deciding on complaints, adjustments, or clarifications about the voters registry closes | 1st March | at 18:00 UTC |
| Period for replying to complaints about the candidates closes | 3 March | at 18:00 UTC |
| Online voting period starts | 6 March | starting at 18:00 UTC |
| Online voting period ends | 13 March | until 18:00 UTC |
| Publication of provisional results subject to audit by the E.C. and the voters | 13 March | starting at 18:00 UTC |
| Audit by the Electoral Commission | 13, 14, 15 March | starting at 18:00 UTC / until 18:00 UTC |
| Audit by voters and submission of potential claims regarding the voting process | 16, 17 March | starting at 18:00 UTC / until 18:00 UTC |
| Publication of official results if no claims are received regarding the voting process | 20 March | starting at 18:00 UTC |
| Period for replying to complaints about the voting process | 20, 21, 22 March | starting at 18:00 UTC / until 18:00 UTC |
| Publication of official results if claims are received regarding the voting process | 23 March | starting at 18:00 UTC |