«National Committee» attracts young people to volunteer electoral «unprecedented certificate»

The National Elections Commission warned members of electoral bodies wishing to run for the FNC elections in 2019 from pre-emptive campaigning for the date of the announcement of the opening of the candidacy scheduled for August 7, stressing the importance of complying with all executive instructions for the elections, And the committee has pledged to grant young citizens wishing to join the program of training and training teams of electoral centers, unprecedented certificates, the first of its kind in this field.

In addition, the National Elections Commission called on young citizens to participate in the program of training and training of the electoral centers teams in the voluntary program of the fourth version of the elections and the fulfillment of a number of conditions including the applicant to be a citizen of the UAE, To work within the team of the electoral center, which will join the election day, among the centers spread throughout the UAE and its regions, and finally not less than the age of volunteer for 21 years.

The committee promised to grant the citizens who are participating in the voluntary program the first certificate of its kind in this field. Those who wish to volunteer to work in the electoral committees should quickly submit to the committee the required supporting documents, including: personal photo, passport, identity card and common number.

The volunteers will be able to acquire a number of political goals and personal skills, the most important of which is to enrich their cultural information about the president's program of political empowerment and to familiarize themselves with the role of the Federal National Council, As well as the acquisition of working skills in the electoral centers, in addition to familiarity with the legal frameworks governing the electoral process, and acquire skills to deal with the public.

On the other hand, the NEC stressed on all members of the electoral bodies and those wishing to run for the FNC elections 2019 that all executive regulations for the elections, including those that include all the legal and regulatory requirements for candidacy, Which had been identified by the Committee.

The Committee confirmed in a press statement issued yesterday that the official date for the opening of the candidacy and the headquarters of the candidate centers for the elections of the Federal National Council 2019, starting from the seventh of August next, followed by the start of registration of candidates themselves in the electoral centers on 18 August for five days, The initial lists of candidates on 25 August, followed immediately by the period of submission of applications for opposition to candidates, which lasts for three days, and on the first of September, the Committee declares its response to the objections to the candidates, according to the approved timetable for the elections, declared by the Committee on 1 July J.

The Committee called upon the members of the electoral bodies and those wishing to run for the FNC elections to abide by this timetable and all the executive instructions, conditions and legal terms announced for candidacy, and the practice of electoral propaganda, whether through traditional platforms or via digital platforms and social media. Shall be nominated only after the announcement by the National Elections Committee of the final lists of the candidates after all applicants have completed their candidacy applications and that no candidacy has been contested under the executive regulations of the election. Which has been declared and published on its website and in various media.

The Committee pointed out that after the final approval of the candidate, the candidate was allowed to exercise electoral propaganda only in the allotted period and places, and within the mechanisms, controls and conditions stipulated in the executive regulations, stressing that all the preceding irregular acts aimed at electoral propaganda or promotion of a particular candidate , May expose all those who practice to occur in violation of the executive instructions, which may lead to the cancellation of eligibility to run or to campaign, or even permanently excluded from the lists of electoral bodies.

She confirmed that the list of final candidates will be announced on the third of September, according to the conditions set out in the executive instructions, while the period of campaigning for candidates on the eighth of September, the deadline for the withdrawal of candidates on September 15, noting that it is possible practice Electoral campaigning After the adoption of the final list of candidates, and only within the allotted time frame, which were announced in the schedule of the Federal National Congress elections 2019, which restricted the period of election propaganda from Sunday, September 8 to Friday the fourth of October.

Fujairah Committee holds its first meeting

The Fujairah Committee of the National Elections Committee held its first meeting yesterday under the chairmanship of Maj. Gen. Mohammed Ahmed bin Ghanim Al Kaabi at the headquarters of the Electoral Committee of the Fujairah Chamber of Commerce and Industry to discuss the agenda and preparations for the upcoming FNC elections in Fujairah.

Al-Kaabi stressed that the Committee will spare no effort in providing all means of support for the success of the elections of the Federal National Council, and provide the requirements that would achieve the objectives of the National Elections Commission.

The meeting also reviewed the mechanisms of the National Elections Committee and the steps to be taken to facilitate procedures for candidates and voters, especially the decision of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, The representation of women in the Federal National Council in half, and work on the implementation of this resolution.

• The announcement of the list of final candidates on the third of September next, according to the conditions stipulated in the executive instructions.

• The "National Committee" called upon the members of the electoral bodies and those wishing to run, to comply with all executive instructions.