The Fijian Elections Office [‘FEO’] is an independent election management body responsible for the conduct of General Elections and other elections in accordance with the legal framework.

Under the Electoral Act, 2014 [‘Electoral Act’], the FEO is the Office of the Supervisor of Elections [‘SoE’] and is situated at 59-63 High Street, Toorak, Suva. The FEO has 76 core staff and employs up-to 1500 short-term staff during elections period.

As per section 6 (2) of the Electoral Act, the SoE has complete independence to determine the composition of the FEO including the authority to determine the remuneration, the terms and conditions of employment and the recruitment procedure as well as the disciplinary processes to deal with staff at the FEO.

Under Section 6 of the Electoral Act, the SoE as head of the FEO:

• Administers the registration of the political parties;
• Administers the registration of voters and maintains the Register of Voters;
• Administers the registration of candidates;
• Implements voter information and educational initiatives;
• Conducts election of Members of Parliament and such other elections as prescribed under section 154, including the conduct of voting, counting and tabulating of election results;
• Oversee compliance with campaign rules and reporting requirements; and
• Performs any other functions as conferred by any other written law.