Over 62,000 voters re-registered for parliamentary elections
02 Mar 2014, 3:55 PM
Mariyath Mohamed
The Elections Commission (EC) has stated that over 62,000 re-registration forms submitted by voters for the March 22 parliamentary elections in have now been processed and approved.
Re-registration is required for all those wishing to vote in a location other than their official place of residence.
EC Secretary General Asim Abdula Sattar confirmed that the forms of over one quarter of eligible voters have been approved since re-registration commenced on February 18. Local media has, however, reported that the forms processed so far are only those submitted in the capital city Malé.
Quoting a media official from the EC, the report states that re-registration forms submitted in the atolls, as well as to consulates in other countries, are still to be processed.
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