Haiti Election Tracker
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Haiti Election Tracker
Tracking Haiti's 2026–2027 electoral process
Visual analysis of voter registration, electoral access, security conditions and key milestones.
This page is designed as a visual and contextual analysis platform to help readers follow Haiti's upcoming elections. It is updated as new data and information become available and are verified by the Haiti Policy House editorial team.
Updated August 20, 2026
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Haiti's Electoral Timeline
Key milestones in Haiti's 2026–2027 electoral process, from voter registration and candidate filing through voting and certification of final results.
Having a national ID does not mean you are registered to vote
Haiti's national identification system and its electoral register serve different purposes. A valid national identification card is required to register, but voters must separately enroll on the electoral register before they can cast a ballot.
Haitians holding a national identification card recorded by the Office National d'Identification. 6.5m Haitians are registered in the ONI's database, but not all have a valid ID.
Reported by the CEP as of August 3, 2026. Registration continues through October 13.
The two figures are not directly comparable. The ONI total represents national identification coverage, while the CEP figure represents people newly registered during the current electoral registration period.
What is required to vote?
Haitian citizenship
The voter must be a Haitian citizen and at least 18 years old.
Valid national ID
A valid Carte d'Identification Nationale, or qualifying ONI identification documentation, is required.
Electoral registration
The citizen must be entered on the CEP electoral register. Holding a CIN alone is not sufficient.
Political rights
The voter must retain the civil and political rights required under Haitian electoral law.
Haitians Abroad
What about the diaspora?
The 2026 electoral framework provides for the participation of Haitians living abroad and their integration into the electoral register.
The CEP has been developing the operational arrangements with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Haitians Living Abroad and the ONI. Public procedures identifying overseas registration locations and voting sites have not yet been finalized.
Access to Voting and Registration Centers Nationwide and in Gang-controlled Territories
Gang activity remains a major obstacle to the 2026 elections. The Ouest Department, which includes Port-au-Prince, has a population of more than 4 million people and accounts for nearly 34 percent of Haiti’s population. Gang violence has also produced large-scale population displacement. According to IOM, Haiti had approximately 1.47 million internally displaced people as of May 2026. The Port-au-Prince metropolitan area remains a major origin of displacement, while most displaced people are now living outside the capital.
Map of Current Gang- Influenced or Controlled Communes
As of 2024, IHSI estimated the voting-age (18+) population of the six most populous communes in the Ouest Department as follows:
Port-au-Prince: 681,481 inhabitants
11 Voting and Registration Centers
Carrefour: 340,878 inhabitants
0 Voting and Registration Centers
Delmas: 260,178 inhabitants
15 Voting and Registration Centers
Pétion-Ville: 259,869 inhabitants
20 Voting and Registration Centers
Cité Soleil: 174,571 inhabitants
0 Voting and Registration Centers
Croix-des-Bouquets: 163,434 inhabitants
0 Voting and Registration Centers
Earlier this August, Sri Lankan personnel from the Gang Suppression Force arrived in Gonaïves by sea as part of the broader GSF strategy to confront armed groups in the Artibonite and Ouest departments. A Bangladeshi naval unit is also expected to patrol the Bay of Port-au-Prince, with authority to board and inspect vessels.
As the mission progresses, one useful measure of its impact will be whether voting and registration centers can open and operate safely in communes with a high level of gang presence. In areas where electoral infrastructure is currently absent or inaccessible, the reopening or establishment of centers would provide a tangible indicator of improved security and electoral access.
The Political Groupings and Individual Parties
According to the electoral calendar, Haiti’s 316 registered political parties had until August 14, 2026, to consolidate and form coalitions in order to reduce the number of participating organizations and meet the 30,000-member requirement. By the deadline, the field had narrowed to 105 registered political entities: 88 individual political parties and 17 political groupings.
Haiti Policy House analysis found that 24 of the 105 entities have previously participated in presidential elections. Among the most recognizable is Fanmi Lavalas, founded by former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who won the 2000 presidential election with approximately 92% of the vote and more than 2.6 million votes. Aristide remains the last Haitian presidential candidate to have received more than one million votes.
Also notable is the absence of PHTK, the political party associated with former President Michel Martelly and the late President Jovenel Moïse, from the current list of participating parties and political groupings.
Candidate Eligibility
Who can run for president of Haiti?
Candidates must meet both Haiti's constitutional qualifications and additional requirements established for the 2026–2027 elections.
Constitution
Basic qualifications
- Haitian by origin.
- At least 35 years old.
- Never renounced Haitian nationality.
- No other nationality at registration.
- Full civil and political rights.
- Own property and maintain a residence in Haiti.
- Five consecutive years of residence before the election.
- Financial discharge if responsible for public funds.
2026 Electoral Rules
Additional requirements
- Valid National Identification Card.
- Registered on the electoral roll.
- Current on tax obligations.
- Required asset declarations.
- No electoral-fraud conviction or applicable CEP sanction.
- No applicable UN Security Council sanctions.
- Required notarized criminal-history declaration.
The Constitution determines who is eligible to become president. The electoral rules determine what an eligible person must do to appear on the ballot.
Sources: Constitution of Haiti, Article 135; Electoral Decree of June 2, 2026, as modified; Conseil Électoral Provisoire. USD equivalent is approximate and varies with the HTG/USD exchange rate.
Previous Presidential Elections
Completed presidential contests from 2000 forward, excluding the annulled 2015 cycle. Vote totals below are the winner's votes in the round that decided the election.
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
René Préval
Michel Martelly
Jovenel Moïse
Photos: Government of Haiti
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