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

[10 YEARS LATER]

“ Apologies for excluding some of you from participating in the upcoming elections. We simply don’t have the facilities to accommodate the OVERWHELMING AMOUNT of Criminals seeking to be elected to the numerous governmental posts available. We have just so many seats for our seasoned Criminal Politicians you see.

Thank you for your keen interest and your desire to fleece the Country and  the people of Iraq. Do hone your “ skills “ and Perhaps in ‘ the near future ‘ we will be happy to review your Criminal Records to see if you’ve accomplished enough to fit our rigid requirements.

 

All The Best, The “ Firm “

[King Bean]

        All the words you need to know to become and Iraq politician. 

[10 YEARS LATER]

4 hours ago, King Bean said:

        All the words you need to know to become and Iraq politician. 

 

Or the mind set of about HALF of the folks that live in this country - They couldn’t give a fat rats Azz about who has to pay for “ THEIR “ free stuff. Am I grumpy or what ? Naw, not really. Just an observation.  

[nannab]

2 hours ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

 

Or the mind set of about HALF of the folks that live in this country - They couldn’t give a fat rats Azz about who has to pay for “ THEIR “ free stuff. Am I grumpy or what ? Naw, not really. Just an observation.  

 

   Good evening sunshine!  

[pokerplayer]

4 minutes ago, nannab said:

 

   Good evening sunshine!  

 

And a good evening to you as well nannab my friend

 

  pp

[10 YEARS LATER]

2 hours ago, nannab said:

 

   Good evening sunshine!  

 

Evening nannab - Ain't it a luvly one ? The atmosphere is Electric tonight !  . . . kinda tingly all over. As soon as the effects from that Taser shot I just took wear off,  I should be alright ! BoyZ will be Boyz  

[yota691]

25-04-2018 01:25 PM

The Electoral Commission reveals a series of special procedures for the displaced and their voting mechanism

 

 

 

A member of the Board of Commissioners and spokesman for the Electoral Commission Karim Tamimi, on Wednesday, the Commission to take a number of procedures for the displaced and the mechanism of voting in the upcoming parliamentary elections. 

Al-Tamimi said in a statement received by the news agency a copy of it that 'there are four different cases of displaced people in the provinces that have been displaced, which are the provinces (Kirkuk - Nineveh - Salah al-Din and Anbar), pointing out that the first case includes displaced people in the Kurdistan region where they will vote to their provinces The four and all according to his province, which displaced them through the use of electronic ballot cards, whether biometric or short-term, which does not bear a picture, in special polling stations for displaced persons will be opened in the three provinces of the region.

Regarding the second case, Al-Tamimi pointed out that "the displaced who are in the camps of displacement if these camps are inside or outside the governorates of displacement will be voting in a conditional voting manner and this type of voting requires the voter to bring one of the official documents proving his identity Civil - certificate of Iraqi nationality and valid passport) as well as the ration card that shows his province or the housing card or voter card '.

As for the third case of internal displacement in the governorates of displacement (population movement), Tamimi defined them as displaced persons in the governorates of displacement and as a result of the military operations they will not be able to return to their original areas. They will vote using their biometric or short-term polling stations in polling stations near their original areas This category will only be allowed to vote in polling stations within the population. " 

As for the fourth case, Al-Tamimi told her that they are the IDPs who have registered their data and obtained the biometric card with the photo. They will vote in their polling stations in the governorates in which they are present. Elector.

[yota691]

Iraqi Electoral Commission: Distribution of 70% of voter cards in the Kurdistan region

The Independent High Electoral Commission in the Kurdistan Region continues its work in order to ensure the success of the upcoming elections.

Where the head of the body in the Kurdistan region Mazen Abdul Qadir told a news conference that the distribution of electronic voter cards in the region amounted to seventy percent, pointing out that the Commission held a detailed meeting to discuss the work of organizations that will monitor the electoral process.

He stressed that censorship is the most important issue in the elections, adding that the organizations must be the process of control away from bias in one hand without another.

 

[yota691]

Electoral Commission: 15 years imprisonment for anyone who uses another card

Release Date: 2018/4/25 8:17 • 248 times read

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Independent High Electoral Commission revealed the punishment of all those who trade and sell the voter card to ensure the integrity of the parliamentary elections scheduled for 12 May next.

"The Commission has already threatened the vendors of electoral cards (although there is no evidence so far) to 15 years in prison according to the Penal Code," spokesman Karim al-Tamimi said in a press statement. 
He added that the commission will also punish those who enter the polling station carrying a card other than their personal identity card, where they will be arrested by security authorities and then sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment under Penal Code No. 280 and 290 for impersonation and forgery. 
For his part, the head of the electoral administration in the Commission, Riad Badran, said that "the next elections will be using the system of electronic voting for the first time, noting that" the announcement of the results will be within hours, not days. " 
He added that" the results of the elections are the results express a true expression of The will of the voter, and the new system greatly reduces the possibility of manipulation of votes. "
"Using the new system, which replaces the colored ink in the identification of those who voted, which has become a symbol of democracy, Iraqi voters will enter their identity cards in a machine that connects each of them in his constituency using symbols, and after the voter votes cast the ballot card to the scanner Photocopy and recording of results ". 
On the appeals filed by the candidates, who were excluded from the elections, the head of the Supreme National Commission for Accountability and Justice in the name of Badri, "the completion of 95 percent of them," explaining that "this advanced proportion of appeals filed by the candidates of the elections of the House of Representatives and from various blocs had been Including accountability procedures after being named by the Independent Electoral Commission. " 
Al-Badri expressed his hope that "the file of the appeals of those involved will be completed within the next few days"

[MyLadiesDaddy]

[yota691]

26-04-2018 All times are GMT +3

The Electoral Commission is destroying 6 million ballots

 

 

 

The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on Thursday destroyed 6 million ballots. 

A spokesman for the Board of Commissioners Karim Tamimi told a news conference that 'the Commission formed a committee to destroy the cards recovered voters', pointing out that 'the destruction of cards was in coordination with the Ministry of Industry and Minerals after the Commission asked for machines to destroy the old cards'. 

Tamimi added that 'the process of destruction was made with the presence of agents of political entities and the media to ensure the process and reassure citizens of the integrity of the electoral process'.

[yota691]

UNHCR: Elections abroad will be by conditional voting

28/4/2018 12:00 am  Will be held on 10 and 11 May next in 20 countries   Baghdad / morning  revealed the Independent Electoral Commission for elections that the elections of the House of Representatives abroad, which will be held on 10 and 11 May in 20 countries will be by conditional vote and not e.   "According to Law No. 45 of 2013, elections must be held for Iraqis abroad. Therefore, the Commission issued a decision to hold elections in 20 countries. According to the data obtained, there will be 90 polling stations containing 700 external stations," said Hazem al-Ridini, a member of the Board of Commissioners. "For the elections abroad, the mechanism will be through conditional voting on the grounds that Iraqis abroad do not have the electronic cards that they will work inside Iraq (private and public) and will take more time than they do at home," he said. And two operations were conducted last week and this week there is one test and the Commission is going to be the work of counting and sorting and there are no problems, "adding that« 245 thousand polling staff will be trained for a week ».

[yota691]

28-04-2018 12:46 PM

UNHCR: Voting abroad is conditional and not electronic

 

 

 

A member of the Board of Commissioners of the Independent High Electoral Commission, said Saturday that the elections of the Iraqi Council of Representatives abroad, which will be held on 10 and 11 May in 20 countries will be a conditional vote and not e. 

"According to Law No. 45 of 2013, elections must be held for Iraqis abroad. Therefore, the Commission issued a decision to hold elections in 20 countries. According to the data obtained, there will be 90 polling stations containing 700 external stations," he said. 

"For the elections abroad, the mechanism will be through conditional voting, since Iraqis abroad do not have the electronic cards that they will work inside Iraq (private and public) and will take more time than they do at home," he said.

He pointed out that 'the Commission is conducting training for polling staff in all provinces and two operations were conducted last week and this week there is one test and the Commission is going to be the work of counting and sorting electronic and there are no problems'. 

He said that '245 thousand polling staff will be trained for a week'.

[ChuckFinley]

Thanks Yota

Seems they want to reach out to everyone. ,  

 

[yota691]

UNHCR confirms 2014 campaign to participate in elections

 

 Since 2018-04-29 at 08:37 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad - Mawazine News

The Electoral Commission revealed the mechanism of voting on 12 May for the selection of members of the House of Representatives, indicating that their data bearers must carry with them their biometric cards to vote.

"The voter card is a prerequisite for participation in the ballot, and the citizen who does not have it has no right to vote," said Hazem al-Ridini, a member of the commission's board of commissioners.

"The voters who over the last period have been updating the committee should get the new cards," he said.

"Those who received their cards during 2014, but did not update their information, also have the right to vote through the same cards in their possession," he said.

"The stamp used in the elections will be in the voting booth, and the only one through which votes can be cast," he said.

A member of the Board of Commissioners warned against "using other seals to vote by referring to the ballot paper, because the process will be void and the voice will not be counted."

"The voter will eventually have to carry the day of voting with his usual card if he does not know his information, and the biometric of the person who has updated."

"The polling station contains a device to read voter data in the light of the card and personal information for the purpose of verification of identity and fingerprint."

He added that "holders of ordinary cards also have to bring another document such as the identity of civil status, or the certificate of Iraqi nationality in order to be the electoral process."

Al-Ridini added that "voting for voters abroad will be in accordance with the mechanism of conditional voting because they do not have electronic cards, and the announcement of their results may be two or three days after the polling date because the process of counting the votes according to this mechanism takes time."

 

[yota691]

Parliamentary elections ... Three million voters are participating for the first time

 Since 2018-04-29 at 09:43 (Baghdad time)

Follow-up of Mawazine News

Added to the number of Iraqi voters eligible to cast their votes in the general elections on 12 May next 4 new births were born in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000, and reached the legal age of 18 years to vote in the elections.

Although the trends of the new generation are divided between supporters of strong participation in voting and others who do not see a justification for participation, the four births represent a large electoral bloc that could make a difference in the elections if many of them decide to participate. The statistics of the Ministry of Planning indicate adding at least 3 million voters to the records of the Electoral Commission, which had announced earlier that the number of voters at this session amounted to about 24 million voters.

In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, the spokesman of the Electoral Commission, Abdel-Zahra, revealed that the number of births in 2000 was 816,425 thousand, the age of 18 years, while the number of births was 1999 (772,167) thousand, ages 19, 1998 was 751.542 thousand, the age of 20 years, the number of births in 1997 (704.943), and the age of 21 years.

Observers note the electoral issue that most of the political blocs did not take into account the large numbers of young new, and did not include programs only general references to interest them, as noted by the student in the first phase of the Faculty of Medicine of the Canadian in Baghdad, Fatima Star Awad, 19, I was excited to participate in the elections before I reached legal age, but today I lost that enthusiasm, "she said." I was not attracted by any electoral program. I feel that the same faces will be present in the political scene. I feel that the fate of the country is related to these people. It makes me feel better. "

Fatma adds another reason for her expected disillusionment with her voice: "Attention to my career prospects and focus on studying difficult medical materials did not give me enough time to update my electoral record."

"I will be a strong participant in the elections, and I will choose a 30-year-old candidate, our hope for young people because they will represent the interests of our broad spectrum," said student Mohammed Sadiq, 20, who hopes to see new faces in the next parliament to make the change.

Yes, some of them are pessimistic, but I expect a lot of the new four babies, "he said.

Ali Qassem, who is also a new generation, is moving forward in the field of participation and others. The opinion of many social groups that "the electoral system is fraught with many problems, and was designed to produce coalitions and the same personalities, and return to the dome of parliament."

However, Ali points to the possibility of changing his mind at the last moments, and participate in the elections "to put an end to the deterioration of the country, through the vote for a new fair," he said.

On the other hand, in regard to the general elections, the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers denied yesterday, what is reported about some electoral coalitions, the existence of a defect in the central servers for electronic counting and sorting in the Independent Electoral Commission, and called on citizens and the media to adopt the information Minute of official government sites in order to "not mislead" the citizen.

"In accordance with the directives of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers, we are in contact with the Commission to secure any requirements from the governmental side, with the continued emphasis of the Prime Minister on ensuring that transparent, proper and timely elections are held," the Secretariat said.

[yota691]

UNHCR: Security coordination to protect polling stations

29/4/2018 12:00 am  General Secretariat denies the disruption of {servers} counting and sorting Baghdad / Al-Sabah / conscious The IHEC has stepped up its efforts to ensure the success of the upcoming electoral process. Following the provision of all logistical supplies for the polling day, inside and outside Iraq, the Commission discussed yesterday ways to secure the election on 12 of next month at a conference held in the presence of the Chief of Staff Army. The security preparations aimed at achieving the highest level on the day of the elections will include, according to a member of the Board of Commissioners Hazem Al-Ridini in a statement singled out by «morning» air security of the electoral process, stressing the existence of high coordination between all types of security forces to protect polling stations, while pointing out that «the curfew »It will be taken at the discretion of the operational leaders in each governorate and how different the security factor from one region to another in the same governorate.  On Saturday, UNHCR, in cooperation with the Supreme Electoral Security Committee, held its expanded election protection conference in the presence of Army Chief of Staff Osman al-Ghanmi.  The head of the security committee, Mowaffaq Abdul Hadi Tawfiq, said during his speech the importance of convening this conference and setting points on the letters in relation to the work of the security committee and its role in protecting the electoral process. For his part, the head of the electoral administration, Riad Badran, said that «the conference comes to develop plans to protect the elections, the security of the voter and the need for joint coordination between the Supreme Security Committee and the security ministries».  Al-Badran called for continued high coordination between the top security agencies and provincial offices.  In the meantime, the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers categorically denied what was discussed by some media and social networking sites on the existence of a defect in the central servers of electronic counting and sorting systems in the Independent High Electoral Commission.

[yota691]

Commission for the morning: the distribution of 68 percent of the cards Biometric

30/4/2018 12:00 am   Banned the use of mobile phone inside the polling stations  Baghdad / morning / Omar Abdel - Latif  revealed the Independent High Electoral Commission, for distribution until the day on Sunday, 68 percent of voters Albaaomitrih cards, an image of the great desire to participate in the upcoming elections, saying that the eighth day of May Next will be the deadline for the distribution of voter cards, while the entry of mobile phones to polling stations.  He continued to prepare for the success of the election ceremony, accompanied by calls from the Integrity Commission, which warned of its involvement in the political conflicts between the candidates, while threatened to follow the legal methods against those who do so.  "The Board of Commissioners calls on all voters not to bring mobile phones when they go to polling stations, and no voter will be allowed to enter polling stations and stations," the UNHCR said in a statement received by al-Sabah. In its statement, the Commission called on "voters and members of the security forces to expedite the receipt of their electronic ballot cards from registration centers," adding that "the last date for receipt of the cards will be on 8/5/2018."  In turn, a member of the Board of Commissioners Hazem al-Ridini, in a statement singled out by the "morning", the distribution of 68 percent of the cards Biometric between voters to date, and promised al-Ridini, "This percentage achieved in the distribution of electoral cards good," expected " Close distribution centers ".  For its part, warned the Integrity Commission, on Sunday, of its involvement in political conflicts between the candidates. In a statement received by al-Sabah, the authority said in a statement: "Some voices aimed at achieving propaganda purposes have begun to escalate with the start of the electoral campaign for candidates for the parliamentary elections. "He said.

[yota691]

The 12th of May is a fateful day in our region

30/4/2018 12:00 am  Ibrahim al-Abbadi    On the evening of May 12, Iraqis will be anxiously watching television and watching the results of the election, and the resulting new political data, after an election campaign is the strongest and most spending amid the great conflict between the currents and leaders who wish the winds come as desired by their ships. There is concern and questioning of another kind will also be legitimate and test the ability of the state to move from the bureaucracy to slow to the age of speed, will the Iraqis will know the results of their elections the dawn of the day after the elections and see the celebrations of the supporters of the winning blocs in their headquarters, or the virtue of counting and sorting manual will provide us with results like food And many of the efforts that have been made to modernize the voting system and calculate the results for Iraq to join other poor and rich countries that use electronic systems for counting and sorting. There are no major objections or doubts about what happens when The importance of the results of the Iraqi elections and the repercussions of the political scene, both internally and externally, will not be more dangerous than an important event in which the world is holding its breath, waiting for its results. The position of US President Trump from This event will have political and security implications and may lead to a series of quick repercussions. The political scene will be held throughout the region, and Iraq is in its heart. An event such as the expected withdrawal will increase the anxiety of the opposing positions and positions and lead to a long conflict. Its implications. But the parties to the conflict will use all their tools to get out of it. This means that the formation of the government in Iraq and Lebanon and the resolution of the battles in Syria will be subject to great complications, because the supporters of the American and Iranian ditches will push towards depriving the other of the points Power and influence, which will have security implications and political crises that need great efforts to control them, the US National Security Council will have a great test to read the expected possibilities of an unwise decision produced by the mentality of a gambling gambler as President Trump's mentality, The United States can not remain locked in an ideological vision that is being marketed by Israel and some Arab governments to make the Iranian threat at the level of the terrorist threat that lies in the region. Great efforts are being made

[Butifldrm]

 

Electoral Commission: The end of the examination of all electronic counting and sorting devices

The political scene  Monday, April 30, 2018 at 13:36 PM (28 views)

Electoral Commission: The end of the examination of all electronic counting and sorting devices

 

Baghdad / Sky Press

The Electoral Commission announced on Monday the examination of all electronic counting and sorting devices, confirming their readiness for the elections.

The Commission of Commissioners in the Electoral Commission said in a statement received by "Sky Press" that "in order to reach an integrated work involving modern electronic technology at the level of counting and sorting and after the Board of Commissioners sought all his energies and the expertise of his staff to introduce the technology and after the approaching elections on 12 / 5/2018 has been checked all electronic counting and sorting devices by (60) thousand devices in terms of logistics and throughout Iraq and the offices of all provinces were equipped to work on polling day "

He added that "the Commission has worked on a simulation for the purpose of examining the work of the program for those devices," noting that "this came through two simulations were used (1000) stations at the level of one station for each registration center and in all Iraqi provinces, where it was a real simulation used In which electronic verification devices and electronic voter registration cards for training purposes and real ballot papers as a training model prepared for training purposes as well as electronic counting and sorting devices at the station level.

"The voting process was conducted smoothly, with the presence of experts and monitoring of the UN team. When the voting process was completed, the whole process was completed and a paper report was given by the agency to the results of the vote," he said.

He explained that "in order to be more secure, was directed to the competent staff to conduct a count and manual sorting to compare in the results and was the process of counting and sorting and the results were 100% identical to the results of electronic counting and sorting and this indicates the efficiency of the work of the devices in all aspects of technical and logistical and electronic.

He pointed out that "the results were sent during the voting and transfer through the carrier (V SAT) and the results arrived on the satellite during the period of almost an hour and then was instructed to the competent staff to make a comparison between the results in the station (paper sheet) The carrier (satellite) results were 100% work. "

"The commission has drawn up plans to conduct other simulations, which will be the last operation a few days before the polling day, targeting around (50) thousand stations in a comprehensive manner."

He pointed out that "the process carried out by the Commission is the results of the ongoing effort and hard work to achieve the greatest degree of transparency and reassure the partners of the electoral process that the work of the organs will be guaranteed and that its decision to use electronic technology is a strategic decision to serve the electoral process and work is underway in the efforts of the sons of Iraq Of staff who are making extraordinary efforts to serve their country. "

Keywords:

http://www.skypressiq.net/2018/4/30/مفوضية-الانتخابات-انتهاء-فحص-جميع-أجهزة-العد-والفرز-الالكتروني

 

[yota691]

Electoral Commission: the success of the experience of electronic voting devices by 100%

Editorial Date: 2018/4/30 13:18 • 139 times read

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Electoral Commission announced, the success of the experience of electronic voting devices by 100% "in preparation for the day of general elections in the parliamentary elections scheduled for 12 May next.

A statement issued by the Board of Commissioners in the Electoral Commission received the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it "in order to reach an integrated work involving modern electronic technology at the level of counting and sorting after the Board of Commissioners sought all his energies and the experience of his staff to introduce the technology and 12/5/2018 has been checked all electronic counting and sorting devices by 60 thousand devices in terms of logistics and throughout Iraq and was equipped with the offices of all provinces to work on polling day, and the Commission to conduct a simulation for the purpose of examining the work of the program for those devices.
"This was done through two simulations where 1,000 stations were used at the level of one station for each registration center and in all Iraqi governorates. It was a real simulation using electronic verification devices and real electronic voter cards for training purposes and real ballot papers as a training model for training purposes. Electronic counting and sorting devices at the station level. " 
The statement pointed out that "the process of voting was conducted smoothly and with the presence of experts and control of the United Nations team and when the completion of the voting process completed the process in full and was given a paper report by the machine results of the vote :.
He added that "in order to be more secure, the staff was instructed to perform a manual counting and sorting process for comparison in the results and the process of manual counting and sorting. The results were 100% identical to the results of electronic counting and sorting, which indicates the efficiency of the work of the devices in all technical, logistical and electronic aspects." 
He pointed out that "the results were sent during the vote and transmitted through the carrier medium {V SAT} and the arrival of the results via the satellite during the period of almost an hour and then was instructed to the competent staff to make a comparison between the results in the station {paper paper} Satellite} and the results were 100% work ". 
"The commission has drawn up plans for other simulations," the statement said. "The last operation will be a few days before polling day, targeting a total of 50,000 stations."
He pointed out that "the process carried out by the Commission is the results of the ongoing effort and work hard to achieve the greatest degree of transparency and reassure the partners of the electoral process that the work of the organs will be guaranteed and that its decision to use electronic technology is a strategic decision to serve the electoral process and work is underway in the efforts of the sons of Iraq Of staff who are making extraordinary efforts to serve their country. "

[Butifldrm]

UNHCR policy reveals the number of displaced in Kurdistan who are entitled to vote

 

 Twilight News    

 

 3 hours ago

 

 

The Independent Electoral Commission (IHEC) on Monday revealed the presence of more than 180 thousand displaced people in the provinces of the Kurdistan Region, who are entitled to participate and vote in the upcoming elections.

Kurdish media quoted the head of the Electoral Commission in the Kurdistan Region, Mazen Abdul Qadir as saying that "the displaced who are in the Kurdistan Region and registered with the Ministry of Migration and Displaced Federal have the right to vote in the upcoming elections," pointing out that the process of voting for the displaced will take place in their camps throughout Kurdistan.

He added that the Commission has allocated 28 polling stations within the governorates of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Dohuk, pointing out that the displaced people of the provinces of Mosul and Salah al-Din and Kirkuk will vote through 51 centers opened by the Commission inside and on the outskirts of the three provinces mentioned.

He pointed out that 180 thousand displaced people in the Kurdistan region can vote in the upcoming elections, stressing that the Commission will work to reduce the cases of manipulation and fraud in the voting process by preventing the entry of any security forces into the camps, with the need to supervise the election commission officials only on the ballot.

 

Keywords: 

http://www.shafaaq.com/ar/Ar_NewsReader/ff49d595-628b-4d0b-a587-33c1521641c9

[Pitcher]

ERBIL — More than 254,000 people have been registered to take part in the observation process of Iraq’s upcoming parliamentary election, said a source from the country’s electoral commission.

The source, speaking to Russia Today, said that the observers would be distributed over 54,000 polling centres across the country.

In addition to that, each political party and civil society NGO would have their own observers to make sure violations are not made during the vote.

Iraq is holding its fourth parliamentary election on 12th May this year.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/43355

[Donziman]

Wow what an effort. In this country we're lucky if we get 50% turn out,and we don't even have

to fear getting shot or blown up. Except Chicago  Lol

[3n1]

 1/4 million registered to vote,  iraq is roughly 37 million pop.,,,, Abadi in a landslide 💪