The Malawi Electoral Commsion is institutionalised by the Malawi Constitution. The address of the Malawi Electoral Commission is as follows:
Development House
P/Bag 113
Blantyre, Malawi
Telephone: +265-(0)-1-623960
The composition of the Electoral Commission for the 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections was as follows:
| Chairman | Justice James Kalaile |
| Chief Elections Officer | Roosevelt Gondwe |
| Commissioners | Monica Ngwembe (MCP) |
| Kasigere Nsanja (MCP) | |
| Kafwe Tembo (AFORD) | |
| Lusekelo Mwalughali (AFORD) | |
| Arthur Nanthuru (UDF) | |
| Lilian Kapanda Phiri (UDF) | |
| Rev. Chimkwita Phiri (UDF) | |
| Marko Kanjo (UDF) |