Presentation Slides on the Constitutional Reform
Summary: The slides by which the constitutional reform was presented theme by theme: recognition of multiple nationality and diaspora access to public office, the organization of the branches, the electoral regime, decentralization. This is the form in which the project circulated publicly rather than the text itself.
Key Findings
- The slides propose recognition of multiple nationality and equal access for Haitians to constitutional offices, including a path for people of Haitian ancestry to reclaim Haitian nationality after several generations.
- They propose a quota of at least 35 percent women at all levels of national life, especially in public services.
- They lower the age of access to elected office to 25.
- The executive model includes a president elected by universal suffrage at the same time as a vice president.
- The legislative model replaces the Senate with a single chamber of deputies and introduces deadlines for laws, appointments, treaties and finance laws.
- The reform separates electoral operations from electoral disputes through a permanent electoral council and an electoral tribunal, and harmonizes presidential, deputy and local-government mandates at five years.
Full Description
The slides by which the constitutional reform was presented theme by theme: recognition of multiple nationality and diaspora access to public office, the organization of the branches, the electoral regime, decentralization. This is the form in which the project circulated publicly rather than the text itself.
How to cite
Comité Consultatif Indépendant pour l'élaboration du projet de nouvelle Constitution (CCI), 2021, Presentation Slides on the Constitutional Reform, https://www.haiti.org/