Supervisory Committee of the Central Municipal Council elections toured polling centres of 29 constituencies to assess the preparations.

The inspection tour of the election centres is part of the Interior Ministry’s preparations for the 5th Central Municipal Council’s elections of which the first stage will kick off in January 2015 with voting to be held in May 2015.

Brigadier Majid Ibrahim al-Khulaifi, Director of Elections Department and Chairman of the Supervising Committee on executive committees of the 5th Central Municipal Council elections, said the committee has finalised the selection of all electoral constituencies’ polling centres, adding that some electoral centres of the previous sessions have been changed.

He underlined the importance of the selection and preparation of polling centres at all constituencies to provide all facilities for the voters and to ensure transparent and free elections.

Brigadier al-Khulaifi said that, as per the electoral law, all eligible voters should be either Qatari nationals by birth or 15 years should have elapsed after their naturalisation; should not below the age of 18 years, should not have been convicted of an offence prejudicial to honour or trust and should be resident in the electoral constituency in which they will exercise their franchise.

 

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