Organ under the authority of which Elections Cameroon is placed, the Electoral Board first of all ensures the smooth functioning of the organisation and then "compliance with the electoral law by all stakeholders for the purpose of guaranteeing regular, impartial, free, fair, transparent and credible polls".

Its duties include the organisation of elections and the internal management of Elections Cameroon. In the area of election management, "the duties of Electoral Board include:

• carry out any verifications and controls it may deem appropriate;
• scrutinize candidacy papers and publish the final list or lists of candidates contesting presidential, legislative, senatorial, regional and municipal elections;
• forward election reports to the Constitutional Council or bodies provided for by law;
• ensure the timely publication and notification of the list of members of local polling commissions to the appropriate persons specified in the electoral law, notably representatives of lists of candidates or candidates;
• control the preparation of election material and election documents within the deadlines laid down by law;
• hear and determine claims and petitions regarding pre-election and election operations, subject to the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Council and appropriate courts or authorities;
• order corrections warranted following consideration of claims or petitions filed in respect of elections or referendums ".

With regard to the internal management of ELECAM, "the Electoral Board shall:

• adopt the by-laws of Elections Cameroon; submit reports and/or proposals to the relevant authorities on issues that fall within their competence;
• examine and approve draft budgets prepared by the Director General of Elections;
• approve the action programme prepared by the Director General of Elections;
• approve progress reports drawn up by the Director General of Elections;
• give its opinion or make suggestions on any election-related draft instrument submitted to it;

on the proposal of the Director General of Elections, determine the organization and conditions of functioning of branches".