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The Electoral Advisory Committee was created by Parliament in 1979 by virtue of the Representation of the People (Interim Electoral Reform) Act. Its responsibility is to protect the electoral process from the immediate direction, influence and control of the Government, which may influence its functioning to the detriment of persons with opposing views who may wish to participate in the process.

Its authority is to select and provide proper staffing for the efficient operation of the Electoral Office and to ensure that it functions and operates a system which supports free and fair elections, one man one vote, same man same vote

It has the responsibility to advise the Director of Elections on Policy and Operations since in law the Director has the legal authority and responsibility for operating the electoral system and conducting elections.

If the Director of Elections considers advice from the EAC to be unacceptable and therefore does not propose to act on it, then the Director is required by law to report this position to Parliament.

If the Director of Elections considers advice from the EAC to be unacceptable and therefore does not propose to act on it, then the Director is required by law to report this position to Parliament.

The Committee is made up of two persons nominated by the Prime Minister, two nominated by the Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party, 3 independent voting members and the Director who has no vote.