Iraq’s Electoral Preparations and Processes* Report No. 8 | ElecRep

Highlights for the Month

• A key milestone in the timeline, the candidate nomination period was completed on 1 May with 3,523 candidates registered including 963 women.
• Decrees signed firming up election date and appointing FSC Judges.
• The voter registration update process closed on 15 April after two previous extensions.
• Latest VR data shows 16,777,337 voters (66.74% of the total voters) applied for biometric registration.
• IHEC signed contract on auditing of the results management IT systems.
• Decision under review on setting up so-called audit centres.
• Call for proposals on small grants for CSOs engagement in civic and voter education activities.
• IHEC considering specific COVID-19 safety measures to apply on E-day.