Independent Election Commission (Jordan)

The Independent Election Commission is the national electoral commission of Jordan, which is responsible for administering and supervising elections under the Constitution of Jordan.

Independent Election Commission
الهيئة المستقلة للانتخاب
Honesty Integrity Neutrality
Agency overview
Formed1 September 2011
JurisdictionJordan
HeadquartersAmman
Agency executive
  • Khaled Kalaldeh, President
Websitewww.iec.jo/en
Politics of Jordan

Arab League Member State of the Arab League

Constitution
Monarchy
Executive
Government
Legislature
Parliament
(18th Parliament)
Senate
House of Representatives
Judiciary
  • Judiciary of Jordan
    • The Constitutional Court
    President: Taher Hikmat
    • The Cassation Court
    President: Mohammad Ghazo
Administrative divisions
Local government
Elections
Foreign relations
Related topics
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An amendment to the constitution in 2011 enabled the establishment of the Commission, which was a demand from the Arab Spring protests. The commission is responsible for all elections in Jordan, including the general and local elections.[1]

References
  1. "New electoral commission members sworn in". The Jordan Times. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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