- Independent Election Commission of Jordan (Temporary)
- EMB : IEC
- Website : https://iec.jo/en/other/independent-election-commission-jordan-0
- EMB Information
· Type of EMB: Permanent, Independent, Established by law after the constitutional amendments
· Year of Establishment: 2012
· Number of Members at IEC: 5 (including Chair and Commissioners)
· Main functions of EMB :
- Administration of parliamentary and local elections (municipalities and local councils);
- Responsible for conducting and supervising any other general elections ni accordance with the law that the Council of Ministers may assign the commission to administer or supervise at the request of the entity authorized by law to conduct such elections;
- Ensure the transparency of the elctions;
- Considering applications for establishing political parties and following up their affairs in accordance with the provisions of the laws;
- The commission shall take the necessary decisions and procedures to enable it to implement its tasks with integrity, transparency and impartiality;
- The Commission established the Electoral Institute as one of its units in 2020 and this instititute gives a Master' degree in "electoral Policies and it's administration" jointly with the University of Jordan;
- Encouraging people to participate in the political process in general and in elections in specific through empowering women and youth, using all possible tools in the commission's outreach and awareness campaigns and thriugh intensive courses designed and implemented by the IEC.