July 2 Legislative Elections: National Independent Authority for Elections Clarifies Voting Procedures

In a statement issued this Sunday, the National Independent Authority for Elections clarified the voting procedures for the election of members of the People's National Assembly, scheduled to take place on July 2.

In this regard, the Authority indicated that "during the voting process for the election of the People's National Assembly members on July 2, the voter, once inside the polling booth, shall select one list only."

The voter then casts their vote "in favor of one or more candidates from the selected list, up to the number of seats allocated to the electoral district or the geographical zone for the electoral constituency abroad."

The Authority also pointed out that "a ballot paper shall be considered null and void if the votes cast for the candidates on the list exceed the number of seats allocated to the electoral district or geographical zone," whereas "a ballot paper in which the voter has not expressed a preference [for individual candidates] shall be considered valid and counted in favor of the selected list."