• The Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia       

• Proclamation No 158/1957 (Criminal Code) covering electoral offences       


• Proclamation No. 111/1995 To make the Electoral Law of Ethiopia Conform with the Constitution
of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia No. 111/1995       


• Proclamation No 88/1997 On the Loss of Mandate of members of the Council
of the Peoples’ Representatives       

• Proclamation No. 46/1993 on Political Parties Registration       

• Amendment No. 82/194 to Proclamation No. 46/1993 on Political Parties Registration      


• Proclamation No. 438/2005 To Provide for the Amendment of the Proclamation to make Electoral Law of Ethiopia Conform with the Constitution


• National Electoral Board of Ethiopia Regulation No. 1 1994 To Define the Procedure For Electoral Execution and Determination of Decisions       


• NEBE Regulation No. 2 1999 To Determine the Procedure for the Execution of the Recall, Upon Loss of the Mandate of the Electorate, of Deputies Elected to Councils at Every Level

• Consolidated Electoral Law

• Parliamentary Council Declaration on Criteria for Free and Fair Elections

• United Nation Human Rights Standards Regarding Elections in General