The supervising committee for the fifth Central Municipal Council (CMC) elections has urged all citizens to register their names in the voters’ list as early as possible, as the voters’ registration ends tomorrow (January 22).
The committee has also said about the contributions needed to be made by all citizens to ensure the success of democracy, which it said allows one and all to cast the franchise to elect members of the CMC.
The supervising committee has said 12,557 citizens (7,061 males and 5,496 females) have registered so far in the voters’ list either directly or through Metrash2.
The registration started on January 11.
The electoral headquarters of all 29 constituencies spread over the country continued to receive voters who completed 18 years on February 5, 2015.
Those who voted in the previous elections can also register in the list because of the delimitation of some constituencies. The registration can also be done through Metrash2 service.
All citizens of Qatari origin and those who have completed 15 years after obtaining the Qatari citizenship, and who have not been convicted in any crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty (unless he has been rehabilitated), and all those employed outside the armed forces and the police are eligible to vote.
The supervising committee has also advised the applicants to obtain the form concerned for voters’ registration from their constituency headquarters or complete the formalities by filling it through Metrash2 service. After completing the form concerned the applicant has to hand it over to the election committee at the constituency headquarters, who will then be issued a receipt.
All headquarters of the electoral constituencies have so far received a large number of citizens who strictly complied with the electoral rules and regulations for registering their names in the voters’ list.
Election officials at one of the constituencies’ headquarters.
