Assessment of the electoral framework : the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan / Democracy Reporting. Berlin : Democracy Reporting International, 2007 ; Halle (Saale) : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt, 2007
Content
Executive Summary
Introduction and Acknowledgements
Part One :
Elections and Democracy in Jordan
1.1 The Political Context to Elections in Jordan: a Balancing Act between Democratic Reform, PoliticalSelf-interest and Regional Pressures
1.2 The System of Governance
1.2.1 The Constitutional Framework
Constitutional Structure of Government in Jordan
1.2.2 The Role of Parliament in the Legislative Process
1.3 Political Parties in Jordan
1.3.1 Background to Political Parties in Jordan
1.3.2 Legal Framework for Political Parties in Jordan
1.3.3 The Islamic Action Front Party
1.3.4 Other Political Parties
1.3.5 Other Political Actors in Jordanian Politics
1.4 The 2003 Parliamentary Elections
1.4.1 Composition of Parliament
1.4.2 Voter Turnout
Voter Turnout By Electoral District (2003 Election)
1.4.3 Parliamentary Blocs
1.4.4 The Representative Nature of Parliament
1.5 Consensus on Reform
Part two:
Analysis of the Legal and Administrative Framework for ParliamentaryElections in Jordan
2.1 Constitutional and Legal Basis for Parliamentary Elections
2.1.1 Temporary Nature of Legislation
2.1.2 International Standards for Human Rights and Elections
2.1.3 Requirement for Holding Periodic Elections
2.2 The Parliamentary Electoral System
2.2.1 The Number of Parliamentary Seats
2.2.2 The Single Non-Transferable Vote
2.2.3 Electoral Boundaries
2.2.4 Allocation of Seats
Distribution of Parliamentary Seats between Electoral Districts
Number of Parliamentary Seats per Governorate
Number of Registered Voters per Governorate
Number of Registered Voters per Parliamentary Seat in Each Electoral District
2.3 The Election Administration
Parliamentary Election Administration
2.3.1 Role of the Judiciary
2.4 The Right to Vote
2.4.1 The Right of Universal Suffrage
2.4.2 The Registration of Voters
2.5 The Right to Be Elected
2.6 Complaints, Appeals and Electoral Offences
2.6.1 The Absence of Legal Remedies
2.6.2 Election Day Complaints
2.6.3 Challenges to the Validity of Election Results
2.6.4 Electoral Offences
2.7 Transparency of the Electoral Process
2.7.1 Guarantees of Transparency
2.7.2 Candidate Representatives and Political Party Agents
2.7.3 Election Observation
2.8 Campaigning
2.9 The Media and Elections
2.9.1 The Media Environment in Jordan
2.9.2 Legal Framework for the Media
2.9.3 Election Campaigning in the Media
2.10 Election Day Procedures
2.10.1 Voting Procedures
2.10.2 Counting of Votes
2.10.3 Women Candidates
Part three:
Framework for Municipal Elections in Jordan
3.1 Legal Framework for Municipal Elections
Recommendations
Annexes
Election Results 2003