Iraq's provincial elections will be held next December 22

[SnowGlobe7]

i got ya....we are all getting them again

[pokerplayer]

Just now, SnowGlobe7 said:

i got ya....we are all getting them again

 

Thxs gal pal. I don't even know how to respond to this person.

 

   pp

[pokerplayer]

Just now, Botzwana said:

Murd is a known lopster.  I think that is why.  He just doesn´t say enough to get sent to the tank.

 

Oh OK, I don't know BOT, its just when a Ruby is given there had better be a reason I guess. Heaven knows you get them for reasons I do not believe are warranted, but hey, that's just me.

 

  pp

[Laid Back]

2 hours ago, murd11 said:

For all we know, Abadi could be the biggest thief of them all. They pass half laws and then let them sit, never really getting anything of importance passed. And maybe anything that is passed is only to protect their own asses. Now before you go off half cocked and blow everything out of proportion, think about it. Are we any closer than we were a year ago? Not really.. We are a long way from the end that we are hopeing for. Got to remember that they are rebuilding for scratch. It took ten years to destroy Iraq, it will take twice as long to rebuild.

Thanks for your input murd11,

I don't think Abadi is a thief

I believe we are much more closer than we were a year ago, you just have to read the latest news

Iraq is moving forward in all fronts

iraq have total support to succeed 

 

Go Iraq

Go RV

Go $1:1

 

[murd11]

49 minutes ago, Botzwana said:

Murd is a known lopster.  I think that is why.  He just doesn´t say enough to get sent to the tank.

Ol Murd11 isn't a lopster, ya idiot. Just because I come out with ideas that aren't quite going with the flow, doesn't mean I don't believe in this journey we are on. I was waiting for someone to take a bite. Sometimes you have to think out side of where all the sheep are going. Still think this is a good long term investment.

[murd11]

.  I never gave anybody a ruby today. 

[murd11]

55 minutes ago, Botzwana said:

Ok maybe not a lopster persay.  But you are kinda negative for this.  You have been in the past.

Not really negative, just realistic. Or try to be anyway. You need a little negativity to make the positive more honest, I think.

[pokerplayer]

7 hours ago, SnowGlobe7 said:

i got ya....we are all getting them again

 

Well they can go after me this round as I'm good with it. Sometimes poodle pounders need attention I guess.

 

  pp

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[SnowGlobe7]

17 hours ago, pokerplayer said:

 

Well they can go after me this round as I'm good with it. Sometimes poodle pounders need attention I guess.

 

  pp

 

she said poodle pounders...LOL

[SnowGlobe7]

[Butifldrm]

 

The House of Representatives is considering 3 amendments, including an increase in the number of seats

Baghdad / Mohammed Sabah

The House of Representatives is considering amendments to its electoral law, including an increase in the number of seats to 390 seats. 
The owners of this proposal are based on the high number of souls of Iraq to 39 million people, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Planning. 
In article 49, the Iraqi constitution requires that there be one deputy for every 100,000 people. 
There is a debate among lawmakers about the interpretation of this constitutional provision, whether it refers to voters or the total number of citizens. Parliament is moving to reduce its seats based on the first interpretation. 
On Sunday, the House of Representatives ended its legislative term, delaying the completion of legal legislation for local and parliamentary elections early next year. 
The Electoral Commission had pledged its commitment to the dates of the elections with the commitment of parliament to enact the laws of the budget and the provincial council and the House of Representatives before the end of December.
"There are differences that prevent the adoption of the provincial elections law," says Soran Ismail, head of the Parliamentary Committee of Regions and Provinces. 
"The differences are related to the elections in Kirkuk province, which hampered the passage of the law and delay until the moment." He pointed out that "the parliament gave the components of Kirkuk more time to reach an agreement on these points of contention." 
"There are talks between the components of Kirkuk did not rise to the required level." Pointing out that "the point of disagreement is the essence of the body that determines the fate of the province is the provincial council or parliament."
And turned the differences of components of Kirkuk to a node prevented the House of Representatives from completing the vote on the remaining items of the law of provincial and district elections. The draft law on local elections in force, in article 37 / I, contains a map of the holding of the elections in Kirkuk, which includes a number of requirements: 
a) Reviewing and verifying all data and records relating to the status of the governorate which has not witnessed local elections since 2005. The population status of the governorate, including the voter register. 
(B) A mechanism for the sharing of senior positions in the province, with the exception of federal posts, to ensure representation of all components of the governorate. 
C / The status of the province of Kirkuk remains as it is currently until the decision of the House of Representatives to put the province in the future.
The Kurdish MP says that "Turkmen and Arab components in Kirkuk strongly insist that Kirkuk has a special law for one session," noting that "the Kurdish component demands the approval of the government project, but with an amendment to it allows to determine the fate of Kirkuk by the provincial council." 
The head of the Committee of Regions that "these differences delayed the adoption of the election law for more than four," and expected "moves to the United Nations and the American administration to resolve all these differences on the law." 
In parallel, the House of Representatives, in its last sessions, discussed the law of elections of the House of Representatives in force, and discussed the possibility of amending some of its items and was referred to the Legal Committee. 
"Parliament has submitted a proposal to amend the 2013 law of the House of Representatives and has made only two amendments, the first one reduces the age requirement from 30 years to 28 years, and the second changes the requirement of the certificate from bachelor to middle," said Soran Ismail.
The Kurdish MP said "there are parties and parties called for the Ministry of Planning updated statistics on the recent census of the souls of Iraq," noting that "the planning confirmed the high population of Iraq to 39 million people during the current year." 
"If the Iraqi population is to rise, that would require an increase in the number of parliamentary seats in accordance with the constitution and the electoral law, which stipulate that every 100,000 people has a seat in parliament," said Soran Ismail. "There are proposals to increase the seats of parliament to 390 seats based on this statistic." 
The parliamentary legal committee has ruled out, in a statement to (extent) last month, the possibility of completing legislative legislation elections of the Council of Representatives and provincial councils before the end of this year. She spoke of a consensus not to abide by the date of elections.
In October, the cabinet set the date for parliamentary elections in mid-May. He affirmed his commitment to providing the safe and necessary environment for holding elections, returning displaced persons to their areas and voting electronically. 
At the same time, MP Kamel al-Zaidi, a member of the legal committee, that "the proposals submitted to the law of the elections of the House of Representatives focused on the police age and the academic certificate of the candidate." Revealing "the existence of reservations to determine the candidate's bachelor's degree, and demands the adoption of a preparatory certificate in the upcoming elections." 
"The issue of age will be set between 28 - 30 years for the candidate," Zaidi said, referring to "proposals to reduce the number of seats in the House of Representatives in the next parliamentary session." 
The member of the Legal Committee that "the House of Representatives tends to reduce the number of seats and not increase," asserting "the existence of proposals also submitted by some deputies to reduce the seats in parliament."
"There are deputies who talked about increasing the number of seats in parliament from 275 seats to 328 seats based on population growth," Zaidi said. "But the existing proposal is to reduce seats." He stressed that the proposals will be studied in the relevant parliamentary committees.

https://www.sotaliraq.com/2017/12/05/مجلس-النوّاب-يدرس-3-تعديلات-بينها-زيادة/

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Thanks Buti.......+ or - the 100 that never show up! 

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Displaced persons and upcoming elections

05/12/2017 12:00 AM  Bright Raji The negative impact of the millions of people living in more than one governorate can not be ignored in all the decisions taken by the displaced person in a difficult transition environment , And perhaps the most negative effects will be on the electoral decision of the displaced and if rumors over the past years chasing every election on the existence of the sale of votes because of the living conditions of citizens voters, which is nothing compared to the conditions of displacement, it is likely to pursue the next election many of the accusations supported by pictures of candidates distributed Aid to the displaced or to wipe their hands on the heads of the children in the camps. Although all the candidates will carry out these acts, any loser will carry out a propaganda campaign against the whole electoral process. In new problems. It is clear that the presence of hundreds of thousands of displaced people outside their cities and villages is contrary to the availability of the right conditions, especially when this displacement means that entire villages and towns are scattered among their dispersed populations among other governorates or The tents are dominated by anxiety and anger and are prone to rumors and incitement and their eyes roam to their homes and their desolate areas while entering the lines of promises and pressures and incitement of various parties engaged in a struggle on the voices of the displaced to be in the neck of power, and therefore must be synchronized and equal commitment to Promised elections with a commitment to provide conditions   appropriate. The postponement of the elections may be for partisan or political reasons, but depending on the circumstances of the displaced and questioning the fairness, fairness and smoothness of the elections in the displacement camps are all justifiable reasons. It is possible for those who are displaced to their homes with caution against slipping into promises to the extent of undertaking to return all displaced persons. In any case, there is insufficient capacity to rehabilitate most of the liberated areas  . The views and evaluations of the Electoral Commission and the UN representative should be a priority in assessing the appropriateness of the conditions of displacement to conduct elections with an acceptable limit that does not allow the exploitation of the election issue itself to justify further violent divisions, an opportunity that is expected to be resurrected. Great security efforts and sacrifices, which can not be allowed   again.   http://www.alsabaah.iq/ArticleShow.aspx?ID=148646

[nannab]

By all means get these people back to their homes asap. In the mean time they should have

their national cards proving who they are just set up voting places in the camps with security so they can vote.  Why is

that so hard.  I'm just thinking out loud.   Thanks Butifldrm

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The Electoral Commission reveals the deadline for the presentation of the electoral register

07-12-2017 01:03 PM

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Baghdad News -

 

 

The head of the Board of Commissioners Maan al-Hitawi announced on Thursday the date and duration of the presentation of the final voter register.

 
"The Board of Commissioners decided to determine the final voter registration for eight days from 10/12/2017 to 17/12/2017," Haetawi said in a statement. "The Commission will work to receive appeals for this record during the said period."

 
He called on Haitawi, according to the statement, voters and all partners in the electoral process to 'visit registration centers for the purpose of examining the record and investment of the duration of the offer referred to.'

This comes within the procedures followed in this regard and within the operational schedule of the Commission in preparation for the election of the Council of Representatives and provincial councils 2018 '.

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UNHCR: Security forces and popular mobilization to vote in the upcoming elections

 

Wednesday, December 6

 

 

Alsumaria News / Baghdad 
The Electoral Commission announced on Wednesday that members of the security forces and the popular crowd are entitled to vote in the upcoming elections, stressing the adoption of measures to ensure the integrity of the general ballot and the special vote. 

" The Constitution and the laws in force gave the security forces and the popular masses the right to vote in the elections," UNHCR spokesman Karim al-Tamimi said in a statement received by Alsumaria News. He called on the media to "deal with the transfer of information about the electoral process accurately, professionally and professionally as Key partners through its coverage and presence in all electoral processes. "

He added that "the Commission has taken all measures and means to ensure the integrity and safety of the general ballot and the special vote."  It is noteworthy that members of the security forces and all military can vote in the parliamentary elections through a special vote.

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Delay looks likely for Iraq elections, currently set for May

 

 

Omar Sattar December 7, 2017

 

ARTICLE SUMMARY

Iraq may wind up postponing its elections, currently set for the spring, because the legislature's lengthy struggle to pass a new elections law has extended beyond a constitutional deadline. Not everyone would be upset by a delay.

 

 REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili

A voter shows her ink-stained finger at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, April 30, 2014.

 

BAGHDAD — It's beginning to look like Iraq won't make it to the polls on time — again.

Though Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi just announced Dec. 5 that parliamentary and local elections will be held even earlier than scheduled — on May 12 instead of May 15, to avoid a conflict with Ramadan — several events may be coalescing to delay voting.

The legislature is still struggling with disputes over an election bill that must be approved by Dec. 15 if parliament members want to see its contents put into effect in time. At the same time, lawmakers are also busy hashing out a budget bill. The current session is already in overtime; it was supposed to have ended Nov. 30.

The Independent High Electoral Commission says it needs six months to prepare for elections based on any new laws. Otherwise, the current law will remain in effect. The law as it pertains to legislative elections isn't the main problem, since parliament agreed to abide by the Sainte-Lague method of parliamentary seat allocation. But there are disagreements over local elections (provincial councils), especially regarding the disputed Kirkuk province. Differences raised among the province’s Arab, Turkmen and Kurdish components would be difficult to settle in such a short time.

Rahim al-Daraji, a member of parliament’s Legal Committee and a member of the parliamentary Shiite National Alliance bloc, told Al-Monitor, “The dispute over the elections in Kirkuk is the main obstacle. The province hasn’t witnessed elections since 2005, and several proposals have yet to be settled in the absence of a population census. These proposals include holding elections in the province based on the equation that Kurds, Turkmen and Arabs [each] have 32% of the seats, while the remaining 4% of the seats are allocated to Christians for one round.”

Daraji said the only option he sees now is to extend the legislative term until a new electoral law is approved, and to postpone the elections for weeks or even months.

The Sunni blocs are already seeking a six-month delay in the elections, until the Sunnis displaced by the Islamic State (IS) can return to their areas, according to Mutashar al-Samarrai, a member of the parliamentary Mutahidoun bloc. The parliamentary elections have already been postponed once because of IS; they originally were scheduled for September.

“Millions of Sunnis are living in camps and are unable to participate in the elections. Meanwhile, the Sunni blocs will not be able to conduct their electoral campaigns in destroyed cities. We do not see a problem in delaying the elections," Samarrai told Al-Monitor.

“The liberated Sunni cities are suffering from a lack of services, security and transport. Insisting on holding the elections under these circumstances serves the interests of specific political parties. In this case, the Sunni blocs will fail to secure parliamentary seats, like in previous elections,” he said.

Samarrai said, “Those who are talking about the sacred constitutional timing [of elections] should be reminded of the many times this constitution has been violated. They should apply all the constitution’s articles before insisting on holding the elections under such circumstances.”

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq said in a Nov. 22 statement that even though it would like to keep to schedule, “The elections cannot be held while the situation in Iraq remains troubled and many Sunnis are displaced.”

Kurdish blocs agree the elections should be delayed. Jamal Kojar, a member of the parliamentary Kurdistan Alliance bloc, said in a statement to the New Sabah paper that the “postponement of elections is the best option in light of the current conditions.”

He added, “The current situation makes it difficult for Iraqi citizens to cast their vote under a democratic atmosphere and away from security [threats].”

However, it seems some parties of the Shiite National Alliance insist on holding the elections on time. The State of Law Coalition, headed by Vice President Nouri al-Maliki, said, “Postponing the elections will threaten the political process in Iraq and lead to a constitutional vacuum.” Maliki stressed the need to commit to the constitutional deadlines.

Issues not addressed in the election bill could also create problems, such as a push by the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) and political parties close to it to allow its members to participate in the elections. If the PMU gets permission to participate, it's likely to gain much of the majority Shiite vote because of the PMU's work to push IS out of the country. Abadi is trying to keep political parties with armed factions, such as the PMU, from participating, as they are prohibited from doing by existing laws. But PMU leaders are insisting, and there are some gaps in the law they can exploit. For example, some have begun "resigning" from their military positions in the PMU so they can participate in elections. But these moves are just for show, as they are retaining their influence within their factions.

[nannab]

 

Good morning Yota, DV. 

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On 12/4/2017 at 6:45 PM, nannab said:

By all means get these people back to their homes asap. In the mean time they should have

their national cards proving who they are just set up voting places in the camps with security so they can vote.  Why is

that so hard.  I'm just thinking out loud.   Thanks Butifldrm

 

They do have a difficult time thinking outside the box, don't they  

[nannab]

2 hours ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

 

They do have a difficult time thinking outside the box, don't they  

 

There are no words 

[pokerplayer]

On ‎11‎/‎25‎/‎2017 at 7:24 PM, SnowGlobe7 said:

 

she said poodle pounders...LOL

 

Missed this were the Red Baron tag you. Got you covered SG, better late than never.

 

Poodle Pounder.. Ha Ha, looks like you figured me out.

 

  pp

[SnowGlobe7]

Red Baron...thats funny!!!!

 

 

[yota691]

Jubouri: the confiscation of voter cards in the cities of Diyala by the popular crowd raises our fears and Abadi and his leaders explain this work !!

09-12-2017 01:51 PM

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Baghdad News -

 

 

The coalition of Iraqi forces said on Saturday that the aim of its demand to postpone the elections is to ensure the creation of the appropriate atmosphere to be conducted in a democratic and fair environment in which citizens can choose who represents him freely and away from any form of pressure and blackmail that may resort to some to force him to choose Filter or list. 

The head of the coalition of Iraqi forces parliamentary bloc Salah al-Jubouri in a statement received 'Baghdad News' a copy of it, that when we put that some show his rejection and condemnation of this proposition, and here we wonder if this is not the case and our concern in its place, In the area of Saadia in Diyala province to inform the electors to collect all the cards of voters and handed over to the popular crowd, what went into the crowd by taking the cards and what the purpose.

"We believe that this action is aimed at exploiting the crowd to influence the upcoming elections, which we have officially determined to delay, but to resolve the issue of the displaced and return them," the statement said. To their areas of residence.

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