The voting will be by biometric card only

2021/09/18 21:25

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Baghdad / Obelisk: The Independent High Electoral Commission clarified, on Saturday, September 18, 2021, that voting for the security forces, prison inmates and the displaced, which will take place at seven in the morning on October 8, will be by biometric card exclusively.

The spokesperson for the commission, Jumana Al-Ghalay, said that there is a difference in the private vote from the general vote, through the ballot paper that includes the electoral districts of all governorates that enables him to choose his candidate in his governorate and the district to which he belongs only, even if the voter is performing his duty in another governorate, indicating Each polling station includes a directory of candidates for the special vote, and any error in the information in the voter’s paper will not be inspired by the voting machine.

It indicated that whoever recently joined the security services should visit the nearest electoral registration center to update his information, and receive the biometric voting card, which bears the sign (50).

She noted that this mechanism also applies to the displaced.