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1. Do you support the current arrangements in the 1991 constitution of a hybrid presidential system of government?

2. Do you prefer a clear separation of powers among the three arms of government?

3. Do you support the provision in the 1991 constitution that a president should not serve more than two terms of five years each?

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4. For how long would you like the term of office of the president to be?

5. Do you agree with the provisions in the constitution that the president should be a citizen of Sierra Leone? Please explain your point of view.

6. Can a dual-citizen be president of Sierra Leone?

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7. Do you support a residency requirement for an aspirant for president of Sierra Leone? If so for how long?

8. Do you agree with the 1991 constitution that only persons who are at least 40 years old contest elections for the presidency?

9. Do you agree with the current constitutional provision that candidates for presidential elections can only be nominated by political parties?

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10. Do you support the view that independent candidates should be allowed to contest for Presidential elections?

11. Do you agree with the current constitutional provision that a president should not pay tax?

12. Are you satisfied with the current arrangements by political parties in choosing Presidential candidates?

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13. Do you support the view that primary elections for presidential aspirants should be made mandatory in the Constitution?

14. Do you support the suggestion that each registered member of a political party vote in a primary election for a presidential candidate?

15. Suggest other ways of organizing primary elections that will enhance transparency, accountability, democracy and inclusiveness?

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16. Do you agree with the 1991 constitution provision for a run-off election if no candidate obtains 55% of the votes in the first round of elections?

17. How would you like the president to be elected?

18. Do you agree with the current arrangements of no fixed dates for the organization of presidential elections? Please explain your point of view.

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19. Do you support the view that there should be a fixed date for the organization of presidential elections?

20. Do you support the current arrangement in which a person declared as winner by the Chief Electoral Commissioner assumes office on the same day the results are declared even if the results have been petitioned by the losers?

21. Do you agree with the view that a candidate declared as winner by the Chief Electoral Commissioner should assume office only after the courts have settled all electoral disputes?

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22. Are you satisfied with the arrangement in the 1991 constitution about formation of cabinets?

23. Do you support the view that there should be regional balance in the formation of cabinets?

24. Do you agree with the view that a president should appoint at least one cabinet minister from each of the fourteen electoral districts?

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25. Do you support the view that no two regions combined should account for more than 60% of cabinet appointments?

26. Do you agree with the present arrangement that members of parliament cannot be appointed as ministers or deputy ministers?

27. Do you agree with the current constitution provision that a looser in a parliamentary election should not be considered for ministerial appointment?

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28. Do you agree with the current arrangement that fuses the roles of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice?

29. Do you support the view that the roles of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice should be separated?

30. Do you agree with the view that “ if a president so desires, he can appoint a minister of justice, whose portfolio shall include the courts, the prisons and probation services for administrative and political purposes’? (Recommendation in the Peter Tucker Report)

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31. Do you agree for public hearing of the impeachment proceedings of the President?

32. Would you like the speaker of parliament to be sworn in as president in the absence of the substantive President and Vice-President?

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