2021 Gambian presidential election

Presidential elections will be held in The Gambia on 4 December 2021.[1]

2021 Gambian presidential election
4 December 2021
Incumbent President

Adama Barrow
NPP
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Electoral system

The President of the Gambia is elected in a single round by first-past-the-post voting for a five-year term.[2]

Instead of using paper ballots, elections in the Gambia are conducted using marbles. Each voter receives a marble and places it in a tube on top of a sealed drum that corresponds to that voter's favoured candidate. The drums for different candidates are painted in different colours corresponding to the party affiliation of the candidate, and a picture of the candidate is affixed to their corresponding drum. The system has the advantages of low cost and simplicity, both for understanding how to vote and for counting the results. The method is reported to have an extremely low error rate for miscast ballots.[3]

References
  1. Saine, Pap; Jahateh, Lamin (23 September 2020). "Gambia Opposition Laments Failure of Bid to Curb Term Limits". Banjul: U.S. News & World Report. Reuters. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. "IFES ElectionGuide: Nov. 24, 2011 Republic of The Gambia Election for President". International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  3. "Gambia election: Voters use marbles to choose president". BBC News. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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