The voter registration process for the Shura Council elections in its first session, which lasted for five days, ended yesterday evening in all polling stations, and through text messages, and Metrash2 application.
A source in the Supervisory Committee concerned with the Shura Council elections told Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the voter registration process ended yesterday evening, and the voters committee will begin preparing the preliminary lists of voters and announcing them at the electoral district headquarters next Sunday, followed by the stage of receiving objections and grievances during the period from August 8 to 12, followed by the announcement of the final lists of voters in the electoral headquarters on August 22.
He explained that the citizen who applied for registration and did not find his name in the voters list has the right to file a grievance, just as the voter has the right to object to the registration of another voter, and to provide justifications for this objection.
He pointed out that the relevant committee will consider and decide on all grievances and objections, and then announce the final lists of voters on August 22.
The source confirmed that the process of registering voters took place easily and smoothly, whether through the Metrash2 application, or by text message, or at electoral headquarters.
The source added that the Ministry of Interior provided all the necessary needs to receive voters during the registration process in electoral headquarters, and that the ministry’s advanced technological infrastructure gave citizens the opportunity to register through their smart phones without the need to come to these headquarters.
In his statement to (QNA), he praised the citizens’ turnout for registration processes, and said that this turnout reflects the level of awareness that the Qatari voter enjoys, and his keenness to participate in the electoral process, in a way that enhances the process of development and modernization in our beloved country.
