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Constitutional Assembly elections took place in [[Libya]] on 20 February 2014.<ref name="lh21feb" /> Nominations for elections to the constituent assembly started on 6 October 2013;<ref name="lh21oct" /> registration for candidates to the assembly was over as of 11 November 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.libyaherald.com/2013/11/12/registration-closes-for-constitution-committee-candidates-681-registered/|title=Registration closes for constitution committee candidates – 681 registered|newspaper=Libya Herald|date=12 November 2013|accessdate=24 December 2013}}</ref> The assembly will be composed of 20 members each from Libya's three regions: [[Tripolitania]], [[Cyrenaica]] and [[Fezzan]].<ref name="lh21oct" /> The work of the committee is expected to last from March 2014 until July 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.libyaherald.com/2013/12/23/gnc-votes-to-extend-its-life-another-year/|title=GNC votes to extend its life another year|newspaper=Libya Herald|date=23 December 2013|accessdate=24 December 2013}}</ref> The constitutional declaration submitted in August 2011 by the formerly ruling [[National Transitional Council]] indicated that Congress itself would appoint the commission; however the [[General National Congress]] (GNC) voted instead to hold an election for the selection of individuals to the constitutional commission.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.libyaherald.com/2013/02/06/congress-opts-for-an-elected-constitutional-commission/|title=Congress opts for an elected Constitutional Commission|newspaper=Libya Herald|date=6 February 2013|accessdate=24 December 2013}}</ref> The constitutional commission will draw up the constitution, which will then be up for vote in a [[2014 Libyan constitutional referendum|referendum]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15412529|title=Muammar Gaddafi's death: NTC commander speaks|agency=BBC|date=22 October 2011|accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref> As of early January 2014, 1,001,910 voters had registered via [[SMS]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/01/01/over-one-million-register-for-constitutional-elections-on-final-sms-registration-day/|title=Over one million register for constitutional elections on final SMS registration day|newspaper=Libya Herald|date=1 January 2014|accessdate=1 January 2014}}</ref>

The [[United Nations Support Mission in Libya]] has once again offered to support the electoral process, as they did with the [[2012 Libyan General National Congress election|GNC election]] that occurred in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=44084&Cr=libya&Cr1=|title=UN welcomes decision on formation of constitution-drafting body|publisher=United Nations|date=6 February 2013|accessdate=24 December 2013}}</ref>

==Electoral law==
A three-man committee was appointed by the GNC on 13 February 2013 to draft the [[electoral law]].<ref name=lh13feb>{{cite news|last=Toler|first=Lorianne Updike|url=http://www.libyaherald.com/2013/02/13/members-of-electoral-committee-approved/|title=Members of Electoral Committee approved|date=13 February 2013|accessdate=24 December 2013|newspaper=Libya Herald}}</ref>  The committee's three members represent each of Libya's historical regions; [[Tripolitania]], [[Cyrenaica]], and [[Fezzan]], and it will also be backed by an advisory council taking one representative from each of Libya's 13 [[constituency|electoral constituencies]].<ref name=lh13feb/>

==Campaign==
The elections are being boycotted by the [[Berber people|Berber]] and [[Toubou people|Toubou]] ethnic groups, although 14 Toubou candidates registered to run in the elections.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/02/17/tebus-announce-boycott-of-constitutional-committee-elections/|title=Tebus announce boycott of Constitutional Committee elections; Tuareg split|newspaper=Libya Herald|date=17 February 2014|accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref> The Tebu National Assembly announced in April that they would run for seats.<ref name=lh3may>{{cite news|url=http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/05/03/constitutional-assembly-elections-re-run-in-obari/|title=Constitutional Assembly elections re-run in Obari|newspaper=Libya Herald|date=3 May 2014|accessdate=3 May 2014}}</ref>

Re-runs in some areas had to be held on 26 February 2014 due to difficulties on polling day.<ref name=lh21feb/> An election also took place for five [[Toubou people|Tebu]] seats on 26 April 2014 and for another two seats in [[Obari]] on 3 May 2014, leaving six [[Amazigh]] seats unresolved.<ref name=lh3may/>

==Results==
On 26 February 2014, preliminary results for 10 constituencies across Libya were released, relating to 39 seats in the Constitutional Assembly.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/02/26/hnec-announces-preliminary-results-for-39-constitutional-committee-seats/|title=HNEC announces preliminary results for 39 Constitutional Committee seats|newspaper=Libya Herald|date=26 February 2014|accessdate=26 February 2014}}</ref> The results for 47 of the 60 seats were released on 2 March 2014.<ref name="lh_HNEC_47seats" />

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<ref name="lh21feb">{{cite news|first1=Ahmed |last1=Elumami |url=https://www.libyaherald.com/2014/02/21/election-re-runs-next-wednesday-says-elabbar/|title=Election re-runs next Wednesday says Elabbar|newspaper=Libya Herald|date=21 February 2014|accessdate=1 April 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224192438/https://www.libyaherald.com/2014/02/21/election-re-runs-next-wednesday-says-elabbar/ |archivedate=2014-02-24 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

<ref name="lh21oct">{{cite news|url=http://www.libyaherald.com/2013/10/21/44941/|title=Constitutional assembly candidates being registered|newspaper=Libya Herald|date=21 October 2013|accessdate=24 December 2013 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022012543/https://www.libyaherald.com/2013/10/21/44941/ |archivedate=2013-10-22 }}</ref>

<ref name="lh_HNEC_47seats">{{cite news|first1=Ahmed |last1=Elumami |url=http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/03/02/hnec-announces-results-for-constitutional-committee-elections/|title=HNEC announces results for Constitutional Committee elections |newspaper=Libya Herald|date=2 March 2014|accessdate=3 March 2014|url-access=subscription|url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310024646/http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/03/02/hnec-announces-results-for-constitutional-committee-elections/ |archivedate=2014-03-10}}</ref>

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