«National Elections» sets 3 disciplinary sanctions to deter dissenting voters

The National Elections Commission has set three disciplinary penalties for which the heads of electoral committees may apply any of them in the event of a voter committing any violation that would disrupt the electoral process, interfere with the application of the instructions issued, or impede the electorate from voting, And to be permanently deprived of voting in the elections, whether original or complementary in the event of conducting.

The Committee also specified in the list issued to the members of the electoral bodies six rights for the voter, the most important of which is the right to stand for election if the required conditions are met by law and to cast his vote in the elections and the selection of the candidates freely, while the nine duties they must adhere to, Acts that disrupt the conduct of the electoral process, as well as abstain from campaigning for any candidate within the electoral center, and carry with him the identity card when he goes to vote.

In addition, the National Elections Commission has issued a list of the rights and duties of citizens of electoral bodies (electors), which begins with the announcement of the opening of the candidacy for the elections of the Federal National Council 2019, scheduled on August 7, according to the approved timetable, As this may lead to disciplinary and administrative sanctions.

The list of electoral bodies for all emirates this year includes 337,738 members, an increase of 50.58% compared to the lists of electoral bodies for 2015, which amounted to 224 thousand and 281 citizens and citizenship.

According to the Committee, every citizen whose name appears on the electoral lists is entitled to participate in the electoral process either as a candidate or in a vote for a candidate of his choice. Each voter has one vote in person, without the power or authority of another person to exercise this right.

"In the 2019 elections, voters enjoy a number of rights, including the right to run for the FNC elections if they meet the legally required conditions, vote in the elections, freely choose candidates, and the right not to be subjected to improper election propaganda, In addition to the right not to influence his choices by means of gifts in kind or material, and the right to receive assistance from the Chairman of the Election Center Committee or one of its members to vote properly, if he can not vote for himself, and finally the right to appeal On one of the candidates If he has acceptable reasons ». She added: «The general principles of the elections on the one hand, and the executive instructions for the elections of the Federal National Council 2019 on the other hand the voter some duties, which is a commitment is necessary to the success of the electoral process, the first to be careful to make a vote, the voter should not overheat, He must urge the other members of the Electoral Commission to participate in the next FNC elections. The voter should be careful to choose who represents him objectively and wisely away from personal passions, and therefore he must choose the best elements to represent the people of the Union O Federal National and able to exercise the legislative and regulatory powers efficiently and effectively ».

According to the Committee, the list of voter duties also included arriving at the polling station within the time limit on election day so as not to lose its right to vote, refrain from acts that interfere with the electoral process, contravene the executive regulations of the elections or impede others from casting their votes, To carry out electoral propaganda for any candidate within the electoral center, and to carry with him the ID card issued by the Federal Authority for Identity and Nationality when he goes to vote, and refrain from using anything that might influence the vote of other voters, in addition to dealing with members of the Election Center Committee To respect the duty, to execute their instructions strictly and to leave the polling station after casting his vote directly, unless he is a candidate or agent of one of the candidates.

The Committee stated that if a member of an electoral body (ie the voter) commits an offense that would disrupt the conduct of the electoral process, interfere with the application of the instructions issued to it or impede other voters from casting their votes, in addition to the civil or criminal responsibility to which they may be subject, The elections can sign a number of sanctions against the voters who have begun to warn the member of the electoral commission to exclude his name from the lists of electoral bodies or to compel the voter to hand over to the National Election Commission any amounts obtained other than what is stated in the executive instructions of The Federal National Council's 2019 elections, and finally the exclusion of the name of the offending voter from the list of the electoral body of the emirate to which he belongs, even if this list is final, which means permanently deprived of voting in the elections (whether original or complementary in the event that it is conducted) As well as the signing of any other sanctions it deems appropriate in this regard.

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And 738 members of electoral lists of all emirates. «National Elections» issued a list containing 6 rights, and 9 duties on members of electoral bodies.