EC opens voter re-registration for presidential elections

Elections Commission (EC), on Sunday, has opened voter re-registration for the upcoming presidential election slated for September 9^th.

The deadline for re-registration is 4:00pm on Saturday, August 5^th. Eligible voters that need to complete re-registration during this period are voters who wish to cast their vote at a location other than their registered island.

However, EC states voters who re-registered to vote in Male’ during the Local Council Election of 2020 will not be required to re-register again for the presidential elections.

EC has made arrangements for online voter re-registration this time around which can be completed through the commission’s re-registration portal.

However, online re-registrations must be completed before July 31st. Voters submitting the reregistration form online must submit a copy of their national identity card and complete all information on the form available on the portal.

Physical forms for re-registration will be available and accepted at EC’s focal point for the election, Dharubaaruge, if from Male’ area, and local councils if from residential islands outside of Male’ area.

EC states they will place 604 ballot boxes for this year’s election; a number subject to change once the re-registration process is complete.

A total of 283,272 people are eligible to vote in the election.