The coordinating body between the provinces is considering holding elections and confirms: America is a friend and Iran is a neighbor

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The Electoral Commission clarifies the mechanism for the distribution of seats of the House of Representatives for the year 2018

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The Electoral Commission clarifies the mechanism for the distribution of seats of the House of Representatives for the year 2018

 

18-04-2018 01:47 PM

 

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The news bulletin obtained documents issued by the Electoral Commission for elections, which show the mechanism for the distribution of seats in the House of Representatives for the year 2018

 

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Political parties in Kurdistan sign a document of honor under the supervision of the United Nations

The parties and political parties in the Kurdistan region participating in the Iraqi legislative elections signed a document of electoral honor.

Under the auspices of the United Nations and under the direct supervision of the Electoral Commission for elections, those parties signed the document in Arbil, capital of the Kurdistan region. 
Following the signing ceremony, UN Special Envoy to Iraq Jan Kubic held a press conference inviting parties and signed political parties to abide by the provisions of the document.

Kubic said the Interior Ministry reassured the mission to maintain the electoral process, saying that the operation was not only in the Kurdistan region but also throughout Iraq.

The special envoy of the United Nations expressed his happiness for what he called an increase in the number of women candidates in the competition for parliamentary seats in the next session of the Iraqi Council of Representatives

 

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UNHCR: 6 million electoral cards destroyed

Release Date: 2018/4/18 10:58 • 400 times read

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Electoral Commission revealed its intention to destroy 6 million cards before the parliamentary elections scheduled for 12 May next.

"The commission has set up a committee to destroy the cards of the recruits," said Karim al-Tamimi, a spokesman for the Commission of Commissioners of the Electoral Commission. 
"Tamimi said that" the destruction of cards will be in coordination with the Ministry of Industry and Minerals after the Commission asked for machines to destroy those old cards, the presence of agents of political entities and the media to ensure the process and reassure citizens of the safety of the electoral process. "

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The Electoral Commission sets up a plan to announce the results of the initial ballot within 24 hours

 

 From 2018-04-21 at 11:03 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

The Independent High Electoral Commission announced on Saturday a plan to announce the results of the initial ballot within 24 hours, stressing that it will not use manual counting and counting.

Said a member of the Commission of Commissioners Said Kakai, told / Mawazin News /, "The Commission will not resort to the use of counting and manual counting at all."

"The Commission has a plan to announce the preliminary results within 24 hours of closing the ballot boxes because of the use of electronic devices that will facilitate the process of counting and sorting."

A member of the Board of Commissioners pointed out that "the Commission opened the doors of complaints to all those who have an objection or complaint of a certain defect and we deal with all political entities impartially and the doors of control will be open to entities and the media and civil society organizations and all international organizations."

The elections are due to take place on May 12

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Electoral Commission: punish more than 100 candidates and 25 parties and a coalition for violating the campaign system

 

 From 2018-04-21 at 13:01 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

On Saturday, the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced that more than 100 candidates and 25 parties and political parties would be punished for violating the electoral campaign system.

"The Commission issued a decision to punish more than 100 candidates distributed to most of the coalitions and political parties, as well as about 25 political parties and alliances with financial sanctions for violating the electoral campaign system No., said a member of the Board of Commissioners and spokesperson of the Commission Karim al-Tamimi said in a statement received" (11) of 2018 ".

Tamimi added that "the Commission warned the violators in the event of repeated violation by the candidate or the political alliance will be withdrawn from ratification."

He called on the political parties and candidates to "cooperate with the Commission and abide by its procedures and regulations in order to avoid the penalties that may be issued in the event of repetition of the violation."

The publicity campaign for the candidates began on April 14, ending 29/43

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15 minutes ago, yota691 said:

The Electoral Commission sets up a plan to announce the results of the initial ballot within 24 hours

 

 From 2018-04-21 at 11:03 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

The Independent High Electoral Commission announced on Saturday a plan to announce the results of the initial ballot within 24 hours, stressing that it will not use manual counting and counting.

Said a member of the Commission of Commissioners Said Kakai, told / Mawazin News /, "The Commission will not resort to the use of counting and manual counting at all."

"The Commission has a plan to announce the preliminary results within 24 hours of closing the ballot boxes because of the use of electronic devices that will facilitate the process of counting and sorting."

A member of the Board of Commissioners pointed out that "the Commission opened the doors of complaints to all those who have an objection or complaint of a certain defect and we deal with all political entities impartially and the doors of control will be open to entities and the media and civil society organizations and all international organizations."

The elections are due to take place on May 12

If that is a biometric scanner and results within 24 hours then Iraq is making some progress vs it's past history.  

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ERBIL - Iraqi candidates are attempting to win in the upcoming parliamentary election by saying mottos against the Kurdistan Region, said an MP in the Iraqi Council of Representatives.

"Unfortunately, candidates from different political factions, especially those who run for parliamentary seats through Arab electoral lists
use anti-Kurdistan slogans to win the hearts and minds of the majority of Iraqi citizens," Najiba Najib confirmed to BasNews.

She said that the candidates who use TV channels for their anti-Kurds allegations, usually win in the vote.

The Iraqi parliamentary election is set for May 12 in which a total of 88 electoral factions, made up of 6,904 candidates are running for 328 parliamentary seats, according to the Iraqi Electoral Commission.

However, 52 Kurdish candidates are running on Arab electoral lists without facing any obstacles from the Kurdistan Regional

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/430864

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ERBIL - The Iranian-backed militias of Hashd al-Shaabi in Diyala province are reportedly threatening civilians with fake terrorism charges if they refuse to vote in favour of the Shi'ite group candidates, said a Kurdish official.

Ibrahim Ahmed, a Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) candidate told his party's press office that the Hashd al-Shaabi militiamen are also pressuring the people of the province to not vote for the KDP candidates as they consider the Kurdish faction a strong rival.

According to Kamal Ibrahim, a KDP official in Qara Tapa village, the militias have established a number of checkpoints around the village and charge whoever enters or exits the area.

"They sometimes charge drivers $100," the official said.

In October, last year, the Iranian-backed militias of Hashd al-Shaabi entered the disputed territories through a military incursion.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/431436

 

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MP of Nineveh governorate Nahla al-Hibabi revealed on Saturday that civil servants in electoral centers have refused to deliver voter cards to citizens.

Hibabi asserted that the cards have been stolen to be used by politicians to increase their votes in the upcoming elections.

In a press statement, Hibabi said that there are political factions that refuse to let Nineveh residents to participate in the elections and plot to deny them their voter cards.

Hibabi added that she urged the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to intervene and put a stop to these politicians but it didn't make any move.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/26379/MP-exposes-politicians-scheme-to-steal-Nineveh-s-voter-cards

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seriously, did anyone think they could have a fair and honest election???

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Well, this is going as expected.

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4 hours ago, markb57 said:

seriously, did anyone think they could have a fair and honest election???

 

nope , not a snowball's chance as long as iranian terror groups are still a part of abadi's mobilized army ..... cheers 

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UNHCR strengthens its measures to protect elections

22/4/2018 12:00 am  BAGHDAD (Reuters) -  The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has stepped up its efforts to limit fraud during polling day when it revealed the use of an electronic stamp in the ballot paper instead of regular pens in the upcoming parliamentary elections, The decision to punish more than (100) candidates are divided between most coalitions and political parties, as well as about 25 parties and a political coalition to violate the campaign system.  The Commission's measures aimed at the success of the elections, comes at the same time during which the legal circles called for the imposition of the most severe sanctions against those who bypass the election propaganda, while criticizing the phenomenon of dichotomy that affected some candidates in the means of social communication and the penalties imposed by the perpetrators. A member of the Board of Commissioners spokesperson for the Commission Karim al-Tamimi said in a statement singled out by "morning": "The Commission and within its procedures to protect the electoral process from fraud, will be equipped polling stations electronic pens used to vote by voters," adding that "these pens will be marked with a sign "All these operations carried out by the Commission are to ensure the integrity of the electoral process and to deliver the voter's voice to the candidate he will choose on the day of the ballot," al-Tamimi said. Tamimi said in another subject that "the Commission issued a decision to punish 100 candidates divided between most coalitions and political parties, as well as about 25 political parties and alliances, financial penalties for violating the electoral campaign system No. (11) for the year 2018," pointing out that "the Commission warned violators in If the violation is repeated by the candidate or the political alliance, the ratification will be withdrawn.

[ChuckFinley]

9 hours ago, markb57 said:

seriously, did anyone think they could have a fair and honest election???

Not as long as Maliki is alive.

[yota691]

Include 1.2 million voters by special vote

23/4/2018 12:00 am    Diyala implements a security practice to protect the elections and document by refusing to vote  \ Baghdad / Omar Abdul Latif / Governorates / Sondos Abdul Wahab - Hazem Mohammed Habib - Hassan Shahid Azzawi  The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has included 200,000 voters by a special vote to be held next month. At a time when 700 polling stations have been declared in the countries that have been set up to vote for Iraqis abroad, in Diyala on Sunday, Tribal figure in Wasit is a document that rejects methods of voting and defamation in election campaigns.  A member of the Board of Commissioners UNHCR spokesman Karim Tamimi, said in a statement singled out by the «morning», that «the special vote for the military, which will be on the tenth of May next will be the mechanism of voter card biometric after most of them have been proven their personal pictures and fingerprints», "This type of vote will include a million and 200 thousand soldiers and will withdraw their ballots after casting their ballots according to the law, while the prisoners will vote in prisons conditional voting mechanism."  Al-Tamimi added that «UNHCR opened offices in 13 countries and polling stations in 6 other countries in preparation for the elections abroad, which will be held on 10 and 11 May mechanism of conditional voting», noting that «the Commission will deploy approximately 700 stations in these countries after coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and embassies and consulates existing Abroad for the purpose of opening polling stations and stations in the areas where the Iraqis are abroad after the arrival of the ballot materials to these countries, "explaining that« the offices began the recruitment and training of polling staff in preparation for polling day ».  Tamimi hinted to "the status of the Commission all the procedures for the vote of displaced persons, which included the formation of a committee of the Ministries of Migration and Migration and Trade and the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers and the Supreme Electoral Security Commission to provide the Commission with data on displaced and displaced within Iraq."  The impossibility of thinking  In a press statement, al-Ridini said in a press statement: "The talk about piracy and the consequences of elections and electronic devices is many, but it makes no sense because the apparatuses contain guarantees and numbers. Confidentiality and data are encrypted and transmitted within a short period », indicating that« Hackers need 200 hours to be able to decrypt the results ».  Kurdistan voters  On the other hand, said the head of the Independent High Electoral Commission in the Kurdistan region, Mazen Abdul Qadir: The number of "parties participating in the Kurdistan region reached (23) political entity involved consisting of 4 alliances and two independent candidates. Abdul Qadir said in a statement singled out by «morning», that «the total number of candidates for these entities competing for seats in the three governorates in the region reached (503) candidates, including (146) of females and (357) of males», calling «all citizens to (173) centers in Sulaymaniyah governorate, (53) centers in Erbil governorate and (41) centers in Duhok governorate in order to receive the voter card. He explained that «all logistics materials and special equipment Which is used for the first time in Iraq and reached the warehouses of the region and distributed to the provinces After the conduct of all tests and preparations are continuing in full swing for the elections of the Iraqi Council of Representatives on 12 of next month », and that« work is currently underway on the training of polling staff who will work with the Commission on the day of polling as supervisors and staff at stations and polling stations where it was conducted An electronic serial lottery with the staff or the voters who are working and now training huge numbers of them for the conduct of the electoral process  Easy and pleased ».  Sulaymaniyah cards  In the same context, announced the branch of the Independent High Electoral Commission in the province of Sulaymaniyah, on Sunday, the receipt of 450 thousand citizens cards, and there are 150 others can get their cards.  "450,000 people have received their ballot papers and another 150,000 can receive their cards," branch manager Haori Tawfiq told a news conference. "The citizens who made their statements in the province of Sulaymaniyah numbered 750,000 and some of them Will receive their cards after the elections », and pointed out that« those who did not receive their cards can participate in the voting in the next elections through their old cards used in the elections in 2014 ».  "The number of polling stations for displaced people in Sulaymaniyah is 33, 10 of which are for displaced persons who have given their statements in the UNHCR branches in Sulaymaniyah and 20 centers for displaced people who can not return to their governorates because of the security situation. Electoral center, and the number of camps in Sulaymaniyah 3 camps ».  Document Wasit  On the other hand, the province of Wasit held a security conference - a clan of more than 500 tribal clan members and all the selectors of residential areas in Kut, to reduce the campaigns of defamation and squandering the right of candidates and political blocs. "The conference, which was attended by Interior Minister Qassim al-Araji, Governor Mahmoud Abd al-Rida, and a number of intellectuals, academics and civil society organizations," said Wasit police chief Maj. Gen. Qassem Rashid, told Al-Sabah: "His department, in coordination with the local government, held a security- He explained that «the conference was the result of the widening campaigns of defamation and doping that are targeting candidates for parliamentary elections and political blocs», considering this phenomenon as «a healthy jealousy and a challenge to the rule of law», pointing out that «the conference signed the signing of a covenant with the tribal sheikhs was Interior Minister Qassim Araji And the Mahmoud Abd al-Redha, the first signatories, to reduce this phenomenon and hold the violators accountable. "  For his part, Governor of Wasit Mahmoud Abdul Redha said in his speech during the conference, which was attended by «morning»: «The phenomenon of dandruff and defamation of candidates through social networking sites, began to spread in our society through the use of electronic armies, which requires everyone to stop serious The phenomenon aimed at the political process, "expressing his happiness" to sign the document of the Covenant by the two conferees, which confirms their absolute rejection of this phenomenon and address it and refer violators to the security authorities, as well as address the abusers of social security. The tribal leaders signed a document in the conference stating that "supporting the security forces and supporting the plans of the Iraqi government to impose the rule of law and waste the blood of terrorists and outlaws and to bring them to justice and the prohibition of bloodshed and non-aggression on the security man and help him to implement the imposition of security and safety, The tribes to participate widely in the elections and the choice of the most correct, and to renounce all forms of electoral violence and the criminalization of all those found guilty of charges and libel and defamation of any candidate or political entity ».  For his part, Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji, the security authorities punish all those who attack the pictures of candidates in public and allocated places and anyone found guilty of campaigning defamation and defamation of any candidate with a prison sentence and a fine.  Al-Araji said during the conference that "the social networking sites dealt with a number of clips, for the anonymous people to tear the images of the candidates for the elections of the House of Representatives or abuse them in a non-civilized manner and away from the taste and public morals and attacks on the election campaign for their campaigns in a manner that harms these candidates and harms the public good» , Calling on citizens to participate actively in the upcoming elections and the selection of competencies or technocrats may be the first step in the success of reform ».  Dhi Qar and Diyala  On the other hand, the Electoral Commission in Dhi Qar conducted a field exercise of a pilot ballot aimed at informing the staff of the mechanism on the voting mechanism to accelerate the results of the electronic ballot box, and the assistant director of the Commission Rafid al-Zaidi »morning»: «UNHCR will re-experiment again to see "The return of the experiment will be with the increase in the number of polling stations in places where the experiment has not been conducted and will be from 13 to 26 centers to be more informed by the polling staff."  On the other hand, the command of Diyala operations on Sunday announced the launch of the largest "security" exercise to protect the electoral centers inside the province, while stressing that it will adopt the strategy of multiple platforms.  The commander of Diyala operations, Lieutenant General Mezher al-Azzawi said in an interview: "The formations of Diyala operations carried out the axes of the largest security practice in the districts and districts to protect 466 electoral centers according to a planned plan in coordination with the Electoral Commission." Diyala is preparing to run for parliamentary elections next May with the participation of more than 300 A candidate to win 14 seats reserved for the province in the parliamentary session  Coming.

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IS threatens to target polling stations in Iraqi elections

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Islamic State (IS) has issued a warning claiming its militants would target polling stations across Iraq during the upcoming parliamentary elections, warning Sunni Iraqis not to take part in the electoral process.

In an audiotape released on Sunday, IS extremists said “all those who support or participate in the elections” would be a target. The jihadist group stated it would strike polling stations and told Sunni Iraqis to stay clear of the polls or risk being killed.

The country will be holding national legislative elections on May 12, the first since the defeat of IS. The previous Shia government headed by controversial figure Nouri al-Maliki was accused of creating the conditions that led to the emergence of the jihadist group as Sunni Iraqis felt excluded from the political process.

Sunni Arabs, who are a minority despite ruling Iraq for a century, have expressed they were unjustly unseated by the US in 2003 and as a result, marginalized from the ruling class. There are 6986 candidates have been certified to run in next month's elections, competing for 329 seats in Baghdad's parliament.

The audio message called on its followers across the world to launch attacks in Iraq, Syria, Russia, and Iran, as well as Europe and the US.

Kurdistan 24 was unable to verify the authenticity of the message but IS often publishes its recordings on unregulated platforms on the internet.

Last week, Iraq conducted a rare cross-border operation in Syria that struck 36 IS targets.

Iraq has witnessed an IS resurgence of its own in recent weeks with the group claiming a string of bombings, assassinations, and kidnappings in areas previously liberated by Iraqi forces.

http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/109efa38-f673-4722-95ee-6e86813855b5

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provocative policy sends a warning to the government of Abadi: We will save you for rivers of blood

 

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Shafaq News / sent an organization calling several threats, in a voice speech to his official spokesman, "Abul Hassan al-Muhajir", broadcast by the Foundation "Al-Furqan".

Al-Muhajir, in his new 48-minute speech with the headline "Vahbahdahm Aktada," posed a threat to the Iraqi government, vowing that if any woman accused of belonging to Daish was executed, this would lead to "rivers of blood."

Al-Muhajir called on the elements of the organization to target the upcoming parliamentary elections and not to differentiate between the candidates or the voters, saying that their rule is either, and they should be killed without exception.

Al-Muhajir also called on all Sunni and Shiite clerics who were invited to participate in the elections, as well as targeting tribal leaders and the media.

Muhajir said state organization was still in Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan and West Africa.

He did not comment on the fate of the leader of the organization, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, or on the hundreds of elements who were captured by the Iraqi forces and Kurds in Syria.

The immigrant demanded elements of the organization to launch double attacks in Iran, and Russia, specifically, to respond to what their forces are doing in Syria and Iraq, he said.

He claimed, "Abu al-Hassan immigrant" that the state organization despite the successive defeats and the decline of areas of influence, but his strength did not weaken, and goes according to the plan drawn by his leaders.

 

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http://www.shafaaq.com/ar/Ar_NewsReader/7cc4152e-ce58-4263-83c4-d62ed2798495

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Iraqi Election Commission announces completion of preparations for the upcoming elections

The Independent High Electoral Commission announced the completion of all necessary preparations for the elections of the House of Representatives on the twelfth of next month.

Reis deputy commissioner Rizkar Hama Mohiuddin told a press conference in Erbil that the Commission distributed nine million electronic cards to vote on voters so far, noting that the Commission has deleted about six hundred thousand names of deceased and repeated names.

Muhiuddin added that the commission opened 20 polling stations in Sulaymaniyah and 15 centers in Erbil to enable displaced people from the provinces of Kirkuk, Nineveh, Salahuddin and Anbar to cast their votes.

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Leading a coalition of Baghdad to (Tigris): The citizen is strongly seeking to change the current faces in the upcoming elections

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The leader of the Baghdad Alliance Salah Tayeh al-Mafraji in an exclusive interview to (Tigris), that 'the citizen is strongly seeking to change the current faces in the upcoming elections',

He added Mafraji, that '  the Iraqi citizen is very conscious and will not be deceived by promises of electoral false', adding that '   Islamic parties failed miserably and did not offer anything in the previous governments' , 

Al-Mafriji pointed out that 'the Baghdad Alliance seeks  to return the Baghdad belt to be the food basket of the capital'.  

 

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Iraqi judiciary is considering excluding dozens of candidates from the elections

 

Baghdad - Aktham Saif al-Din

23 April 2018

 

 

 

The Iraqi judiciary is conducting a study of the names of dozens of candidates for the elections against them, and sources confirmed thatthe judiciary is in the process of issuing lists of names banned from participating in the elections. 

A judicial official for the "New Arab", "The judiciary received from the Electoral Commission lists of candidates accused of corruption and terrorism," noting that "the judiciary is studying these names accurately, and check the information received on them." 

The official explained that "dozens of these names may be issued a judicial decision to prevent them from participating in the elections, because of their proven involvement in cases of terrorism and corruption," stressing that "in the event of complete scrutiny of those names will be issued a judicial decision to prevent them from participating in the elections, Their files ".

He expected "the issuance of lists during the next week, and will be sent to the competent authorities, including the Electoral Commission." 

The Electoral Commission has checked the names of candidates for the electoral lists, before granting them the approval to run, and if the judiciary prevented other candidates, the Commission will have to prevent them officially, despite the start of their propaganda campaigns. 

"The Commission has approved the names of the candidates for the elections, which are currently in the propaganda campaign, but in the event of any decision by the judiciary against any candidate, the Commission will work to implement and exclude the candidate covered by the resolution" said Ammar al-Obeidi, . 

He pointed out that "the Iraqi government departments each working to audit a certain part of the files of candidates, each of them bear part

The candidate for the coalition of the decision, Zaid Abdullah, the "new Arab", it is "supposed to be the names issued by the Commission finally, which allowed to start the campaign, has passed on all government institutions before agreeing to participate," criticizing "To prevent any candidate from participating in the elections, and began his campaign and bear heavy costs in it." 

It is noteworthy that the names participating in the elections had been presented to the accountability and justice, which has uprooted dozens of them, and prevented from participating, while the judiciary returned a number of those covered by the resolution, after the discrimination of their cases.

of the responsibility, according to his work."

 

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The Commission reveals the date of the launch of a second pilot vote for electronic counting devices

In the local  April 23, 2018 to the Commission reveal the date of the launch of a second trial vote for electronic counting devices and closed 39 visits

 

 

Baghdad / SNG - The Electoral Commission revealed on Monday, the date of the start of the process of experimental voting for electronic devices allocated in the counting and sorting and accelerate the election results.

A member of the Board of Commissioners Hazem al-Ridini, said that "the Commission will conduct next week an experimental vote of electronic devices for the process of counting and sorting and accelerate the election results," pointing out that "this vote will be the second of its kind during the current period."

He added that "the purpose of the pilot vote to train UNHCR teams on electronic devices," noting that "will be launched in several provinces and will not be inclusive of all polling stations across the country."

Last week, the Electoral Commission conducted a pilot test to examine the possibility of counting and counting devices without notice to participating political entities.

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Deputy: The Electoral Commission to initiate the process of auditing corrupt names

 

 Since 2018-04-24 at 14:28 (Baghdad time)

Special Mawazine News

MP on the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, Abdel Karim Abtan, on Tuesday, that the Electoral Commission to initiate the process of auditing the corrupt names.

Abtan told Mawazine News that "the parties' laws and the election commission include conditions for candidacy, which do not allow any candidate to be accused of a criminal case."

"So anyone who proves that he is a thief and stole the money of the people and the state should be deprived of the elections because those corrupt and thieves will buy themselves back by buying and collecting money and misleading the media, so a thief can not represent the people."

He called on the commissioner, the Electoral Commission, to "begin the process of auditing corrupt names in cooperation with the Integrity Commission and with the inspectors general."

[King Bean]

to "begin the process of auditing corrupt names in cooperation with the Integrity Commission......"

 

So Maliki's name has been in the forefront of these accusations for the last 4 years, but he is in the mix again for elections and threatening to become Prime Minister STILL   ???   How unbelievably stupid these people really are !!!

                                                                                                                               

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4 minutes ago, King Bean said:

How unbelievably stupid these people really are !!!

 

 

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2018-04-24 BY SOTALIRAQ

Iraq on a date with a precedent to announce the election results

"The new electronic system will show the results of the upcoming national elections within hours after the closing of the ballot boxes in a remarkable development from previous years when the announcement of the results takes weeks," said Riad al-Badran, head of the electoral administration of the Independent High Electoral Commission. 
Iraqi elections are scheduled for May 12 and Iraqis will use the electronic voting system for the first time. 
"The results will be announced within hours, not within days," Badran told Reuters in an interview at UNHCR headquarters in Baghdad. 
"So, God willing, the election results are results that reflect a true expression of the will of the voter," he said, adding that the new system greatly reduces the possibility of manipulation of votes.
The next election will be the fourth since Saddam Hussein was ousted after a US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. More than 24 million Iraqis are eligible to vote next month. 
The Iraqi authorities hope to avoid political tensions caused by delayed results in previous elections. 
Using the new system, which replaces color ink in the identification of those who voted, which has become a symbol of post-Saddam democracy, Iraqi voters will enter their identity cards in a machine that links each constituency with symbols. After the voter casts his ballot, he places the voting card on a scanner to calculate and record the results. 
Badran, who introduced the new system, said that UNHCR has sensitized voters and trained its staff to use it.
He said Baghdad had set up a $ 135 million contract with Korean company Mero Systems for the system, which includes some 70,000 machines to be used across the country. 
Aid groups have expressed concern that the system, which relies on ID cards, may be difficult to vote for displaced people due to war on land restored from the organization of the Islamic state. 
The militant group, which seized about a third of Iraq's territory in 2014, suffered a defeat last year, but more than 2.3 million Iraqis, mostly Sunni Arab minority Iraqis, are still displaced. Many lost identity cards during the escape. 
Badran said displaced people holding ballot papers from previous elections could use them. Those living in camps and without cards would have other means of proving their identity and voting, he said.
"What concerns displaced people is a topic of particular concern to the Board of Commissioners," he said, noting that fair representation is important for parliament to reflect Iraqi society. 
There are about 7,000 candidates competing for 329 seats in 18 provinces using the proportional representation system used in Iraq. 
Iraqis living abroad will be able to vote in 19 countries, including the United States, Britain and Canada.

https://www.sotaliraq.com/2018/04/24/العراق-على-موعد-مع-سابقة-تخص-اعلان-نتائ/