The District Voter Education Committee (DVEC) members are appointed by the District Electoral Officer on behalf of the Commission. DVEC consists of representatives from civil Society/Faith Based Organisations, government ministries, law enforcement agencies and the media and officers from the local authority.
The Chairperson is appointed by the Commission while the Vice-Chairperson is elected by Committee members.
Functions of the DVEC
The District Voter Education Committee has the following functions:
- Implement the National Voter Education Committee decisions and the voter education programmes;
- Provide leadership in the provision of voter education at the district level;
- Ensure voter education is done in a non-partisan and objective manner;
- Develop district voter education plans;
- Identify and recruit voter education Facilitators;
- Supervise facilitators and monitor voter education activities at ward level;
- Support and build the capacity of ward based Facilitators in providing voter education;
- Ensure accountability for voter education funds;
- Receive and consolidate reports from Facilitators; and
- Prepare and submit voter education update reports to the Commission.
Duties of Voter Education Facilitators
Voter Education Facilitators (VEFs) have the task of delivering voter education to citizens. Their duties are to:
- Mobilise community members in the targeted ward(s) to attend voter education meetings;
- Plan and prepare for voter education activities;
- Organise and conduct voter education activities;
- Report on activities implemented; and
- Ensure targeted groups have access to voter education.