Voter list for Council Election to be announced next week

Elections Commission has said that the voter lists and constituencies for the upcoming Local Council Election would be announced next week.

Talking on TVM’s “Raajje Miadhu” (Maldives Today) program, member of the Elections Commission, Ahmed Akram said that as the voter constituency list is announced next week, complaint resolutions would begin as well.

He said that they worked hard not to have any mistakes on the list and efforts are being made to exclude the deceased from the list.

Akram said that the ballot box locations have been designated and all preparations have been made.

While applications for candidates, monitors and observers have been opened online for the election, e-voting would be used in three areas of the country.

A total of 651 Councilors are to be elected at 259 Councils which include 561 Councilors for 179 Island Councils and 57 Councilors from 19 Atoll Councils. With Fuvahmulah City, 23 Councilors would be elected for City Councils.

The Local Council Election is set to be held on 14 January 2017.