CEP Moves to Allow Online Voter Registration in Haiti
A revised electoral decree would create a legal framework for digital enrollment, including for Haitians living abroad, according to Le Nouvelliste.
Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) is moving to allow voters to register online, according to Le Nouvelliste. The outlet reports that the Council is establishing a legal framework for online voter registration in response to the slow pace of the enrollment process in Haiti and the difficulty of finding infrastructure to enable Haitians living abroad to take part in the electoral process. According to Le Nouvelliste, Article 59 of the new version of the electoral decree stipulates that the CEP may henceforth set up a digital platform for this purpose. The voter registration process was launched across the country on July 20, the report notes. The measure comes amid broader questions about organizing Haiti's planned 2026 elections. Le Nouvelliste cites concerns raised elsewhere about the authorities' approach, including remarks attributed to Wadner Edouard describing the process as marked by 'tâtonnement' (trial and error), and a call by the BUCREL for a general evaluation of the electoral process. Further details of the online platform were not provided in the available excerpt. The report could not be independently verified beyond the cited source.