IHEC released two official statements
on 22 August, announcing the start of the National
Voter Registration Update 2009.
In preparation for the elections to the Council of
Representatives in January 2010 the Independent High
Electoral Commission opened 1079 Voter Registration
Update Centres on Saturday, 22 August, compared to
550 VRCs for the Governorate Council elections.
The IHEC’s Chief Electoral Officer Judge Qassim
Aboodi stated that to this date the IHEC succeeded
in distribution of more than 56% of Voter
Information cards throughout Iraq, and the process
is ongoing. He urged all Iraqi voters to visit VRCs
and verify their details in order to be able to
exercise their right to vote in the CoR.
The second IHEC statement confirms the opening of
the 1079 VRCs and the working hours (8.00 – 16.00),
and invites the voters to check their details and
find the Polling Centres via Call Centre (7777),
IHEC website (www.ihec.iq <http://www.ihec.iq> and
SMS (phone #07908888888).
The IHEC also confirmed that in order to be able to
vote on Election Day a voter’s name has to be found
on the Voter List in a Polling Centre where he/she
is assigned to vote. All voters are encouraged to
check/change their details and identify their
Polling Centre (including absentee voting), in order
to be able to vote in January 2010.
Up to date the IHEC has distributed over 12 million
Voter Information Cards (VICs) or 65% of the total
to registered voters across the country; the
distribution will continue during the VRU period. |
