PRESIDING AND DEPUTY PRESIDING OFFICER at IEBC

Duties and Responsibilities

The Presiding Officer(PO) will perform the underlisted duties while the Deputy Presiding Officer(DPO) will deputize the PO in performing the duties.

1. Overall in charge at the polling station.
2. Demarcates and lays out the polling station.
3. Ensures the safety and use of the KIEMS.
4. Ensures that the KIEMS and power bank are fully charged and all components are available before departing to the polling station.
5. Supervises polling activities at the polling station.
6. Distributes materials to the clerks at the polling station.
7. Officially declares the start of polling.
8. Runs the network connectivity tool on the KIEMS at 5.30am
9. Opens/closes Polling Station Voting Period on the KIEMS
10. Ensures law and order is maintained at the polling station.
11. Ensure smooth flow of voters in the queue.
12. Ensures that all election results and logs are transmitted from the polling station electronically to the Tallying centers.
13. Shows the agents the tabulated results before transmission.
14. Supervises all the elections officials in the polling station.
15. Updates and communicates regularly with the Constituency Returning Officer.
16. Posts a copy of the election results at the polling station
17. Takes the results to the Constituency Returning Officer.
18. Is in charge of security at the polling station.
19. Ensures safe retrieval and return of election materials to RO