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UPDATED FACT SHEET – 16 April 2013
by IQD4US Fri May 03, 2013 2:21 am
UN Integrated Electoral Assistance Team
2013 Iraqi Governorate Council Elections
UPDATED FACT SHEET [size=9]– [/size]16 April 2013
[size=9]2013 Iraqi Governorate Council Elections
UPDATED FACT SHEET [size=9]– [/size]16 April 2013
Election Day
20 April 2013 - Election Day
13 April 2013 - Special Voting for Army and Police
Role of the UN in the Governorate Council Elections
Pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 2061, the United Nations is mandated to provide advice,
support, and assist the Government of Iraq and the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on
the development of processes for holding elections and referenda.
To implement this mandate, a UNAMI-led integrated team of electoral advisers from UNAMI, UNDP and
UNOPS works closely and is co-located within IHEC. The team provides advice and assistance in the
areas of election management, operations; field coordination; data centre management; information
technology; logistics; procurement; training; gender; legal and complaints; graphic design; external
relations; and, public outreach.
Operational Planning Figures
Iraq will hold Governorate Council elections in 12 of the country's 18 governorates on 20 April 2013. No
elections are scheduled yet for the governorate councils in the Kurdistan region and Kirkuk. Elections in
Anbar and Ninewa have been postponed.
There are 13,538,588 regular voters and 53,682 internally displaced absentee voters in the updated
IHEC voter registry database for these 12 governorates. A voter registration update was held from 9
December 2012 up to 8 January 2013 to provide an opportunity for voters to check their data in the
preliminary voter list and request for addition, change, correction and deletion, as necessary. IDPs
were given the opportunity to register to vote in absentia for their governorate of origin.
A total of 5,149 regular polling centers and 32,102 regular polling stations and 96 IDP absentee polling
stations will be opened on election day between 7am until 5pm. In addition, there are 30 polling
centers and 94 polling stations for those internally displaced that are currently located in the Kurdistan
Region and Kirkuk. For the voting by army and police personnel, IHEC is setting up 1,845 polling
stations in 420 polling centers.
IHEC is in the process of hiring approximately 250,000 polling staff for the elections. The polling staff
training process, which utilizes the cascade approach, was scheduled to be completed by 10 April 2013.
High quality election materials have been procured to guarantee the integrity of the electoral process
with specific security features such as watermarked and ultraviolet light-sensitive coated ballot papers,
indelible ink, serial numbered and bar coded results forms.
IHEC has scheduled the delivery electoral materials to and from polling centers within 3 days prior the
elections and 1 day after closing of the polls. While no major logistics challenges are foreseen, all
movements will be escorted by Iraqi Security Forces.
Legal Framework
The election is governed by Law No. 36 of 2008 as amended, most recently by the Council of
Representatives in December 2012. The electoral system is by proportional representation with an
open list balloting - that allows voters to select the entity and candidate of their choice. Seats in each
governorate councils will be allocated to political entities using the St. Lague seat allocation formula1 .
The law also provides for guaranteed representation of women and components in the governorate
councils. IHEC published the regulation determining the number of seats being contested (See table
below).
Governorate Population Total seats Components seats Women seats
Baghdad 7,255,278 58
1 seat for each of Christians,
Sabean Mandean,Faili Kurds and
Turkmen
15
Nenawa 3,353,875 39
1 seat for each of Christians,
Yezidi and Shabak
10
Basra 2,601,790 35
1 seat for Christians
9
Babil 1,864,124 31 8
Thi –Qar 1,883,160 31 8
Al-Anbar 1,598,822 30 8
Najaf 1,319,608 29 8
Diyala 1,477,684 29 8
Salahaddin 1,441,266 29 8
Qadiseya 1,162,458 28 7
Wasit 1,240,935 28
1 seat for Fayli Kurds
7
Maysan 997,410 27 7
Karbala 1,094,281 27 7
Muthana 735,905 26 7
Total 28,026,596 447 9 117
Political entities and candidates
There are 265 political entities and 50 coalitions that have been certified by IHEC to contest the
elections. Nomination papers were submitted for a total of 8,302 candidates, of which 2,205 (26%) are
women. Following a vetting process by the Accountability and Justice Commission, the IHEC ordered
the exclusion of 117 candidates.
The electoral campaign started on March 1 and will continue until midnight of April 18. IHEC is
responsible for monitoring political entities and candidates’ compliance with campaign regulation,
towards this end, IHEC has dispatched 162 monitoring teams throughout the country.
Electoral observers and political entity agents
IHEC has accredited 48,292 local observers, 238,419 political entity agents, 271 international
observers, 1,945 local journalists, 174 international journalists, 56,626 total calls received by the “Call
Center”.
Vote Counting, Results Tabulation and Announcement of Results
Upon close of polling, the ballots for regular voting are counted in the polling stations. Results are
recorded in specific reconciliation and results forms that are then eventually sent to the Data Entry
Center in Baghdad for tabulation. Ballots for absentee and special voting stations are sent to the
Governorate Count Centers for batching, sorting and counting. Results are then recorded in specified
result forms and sent to the Data Entry Center in Baghdad.
Final results will be announced once tabulation and processing of complaints are completed.
For further information please consult IHEC and UNAMI websites: http://www.ihec.iq; http://unami.unmissions .org
1
In the St. Lague seat allocation formula, valid votes for each political entity is divided by regular integers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.....and the
winning seats are allocated based on the highest averages in descending order until all the seats are allocated.
http://unami.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=EsfOc4BEGSs%3d&tabid=2790&language=en-US
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2013 Iraqi Governorate Council Elections
UPDATED FACT SHEET [size=9]– [/size]16 April 2013
[size=9]2013 Iraqi Governorate Council Elections
UPDATED FACT SHEET [size=9]– [/size]16 April 2013
Election Day
20 April 2013 - Election Day
13 April 2013 - Special Voting for Army and Police
Role of the UN in the Governorate Council Elections
Pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 2061, the United Nations is mandated to provide advice,
support, and assist the Government of Iraq and the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on
the development of processes for holding elections and referenda.
To implement this mandate, a UNAMI-led integrated team of electoral advisers from UNAMI, UNDP and
UNOPS works closely and is co-located within IHEC. The team provides advice and assistance in the
areas of election management, operations; field coordination; data centre management; information
technology; logistics; procurement; training; gender; legal and complaints; graphic design; external
relations; and, public outreach.
Operational Planning Figures
Iraq will hold Governorate Council elections in 12 of the country's 18 governorates on 20 April 2013. No
elections are scheduled yet for the governorate councils in the Kurdistan region and Kirkuk. Elections in
Anbar and Ninewa have been postponed.
There are 13,538,588 regular voters and 53,682 internally displaced absentee voters in the updated
IHEC voter registry database for these 12 governorates. A voter registration update was held from 9
December 2012 up to 8 January 2013 to provide an opportunity for voters to check their data in the
preliminary voter list and request for addition, change, correction and deletion, as necessary. IDPs
were given the opportunity to register to vote in absentia for their governorate of origin.
A total of 5,149 regular polling centers and 32,102 regular polling stations and 96 IDP absentee polling
stations will be opened on election day between 7am until 5pm. In addition, there are 30 polling
centers and 94 polling stations for those internally displaced that are currently located in the Kurdistan
Region and Kirkuk. For the voting by army and police personnel, IHEC is setting up 1,845 polling
stations in 420 polling centers.
IHEC is in the process of hiring approximately 250,000 polling staff for the elections. The polling staff
training process, which utilizes the cascade approach, was scheduled to be completed by 10 April 2013.
High quality election materials have been procured to guarantee the integrity of the electoral process
with specific security features such as watermarked and ultraviolet light-sensitive coated ballot papers,
indelible ink, serial numbered and bar coded results forms.
IHEC has scheduled the delivery electoral materials to and from polling centers within 3 days prior the
elections and 1 day after closing of the polls. While no major logistics challenges are foreseen, all
movements will be escorted by Iraqi Security Forces.
Legal Framework
The election is governed by Law No. 36 of 2008 as amended, most recently by the Council of
Representatives in December 2012. The electoral system is by proportional representation with an
open list balloting - that allows voters to select the entity and candidate of their choice. Seats in each
governorate councils will be allocated to political entities using the St. Lague seat allocation formula1 .
The law also provides for guaranteed representation of women and components in the governorate
councils. IHEC published the regulation determining the number of seats being contested (See table
below).
Governorate Population Total seats Components seats Women seats
Baghdad 7,255,278 58
1 seat for each of Christians,
Sabean Mandean,Faili Kurds and
Turkmen
15
Nenawa 3,353,875 39
1 seat for each of Christians,
Yezidi and Shabak
10
Basra 2,601,790 35
1 seat for Christians
9
Babil 1,864,124 31 8
Thi –Qar 1,883,160 31 8
Al-Anbar 1,598,822 30 8
Najaf 1,319,608 29 8
Diyala 1,477,684 29 8
Salahaddin 1,441,266 29 8
Qadiseya 1,162,458 28 7
Wasit 1,240,935 28
1 seat for Fayli Kurds
7
Maysan 997,410 27 7
Karbala 1,094,281 27 7
Muthana 735,905 26 7
Total 28,026,596 447 9 117
Political entities and candidates
There are 265 political entities and 50 coalitions that have been certified by IHEC to contest the
elections. Nomination papers were submitted for a total of 8,302 candidates, of which 2,205 (26%) are
women. Following a vetting process by the Accountability and Justice Commission, the IHEC ordered
the exclusion of 117 candidates.
The electoral campaign started on March 1 and will continue until midnight of April 18. IHEC is
responsible for monitoring political entities and candidates’ compliance with campaign regulation,
towards this end, IHEC has dispatched 162 monitoring teams throughout the country.
Electoral observers and political entity agents
IHEC has accredited 48,292 local observers, 238,419 political entity agents, 271 international
observers, 1,945 local journalists, 174 international journalists, 56,626 total calls received by the “Call
Center”.
Vote Counting, Results Tabulation and Announcement of Results
Upon close of polling, the ballots for regular voting are counted in the polling stations. Results are
recorded in specific reconciliation and results forms that are then eventually sent to the Data Entry
Center in Baghdad for tabulation. Ballots for absentee and special voting stations are sent to the
Governorate Count Centers for batching, sorting and counting. Results are then recorded in specified
result forms and sent to the Data Entry Center in Baghdad.
Final results will be announced once tabulation and processing of complaints are completed.
For further information please consult IHEC and UNAMI websites: http://www.ihec.iq; http://unami.unmissions .org
1
In the St. Lague seat allocation formula, valid votes for each political entity is divided by regular integers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.....and the
winning seats are allocated based on the highest averages in descending order until all the seats are allocated.
http://unami.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=EsfOc4BEGSs%3d&tabid=2790&language=en-US
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Re: UPDATED FACT SHEET – 16 April 2013
by IQD4US Fri May 03, 2013 2:22 am
This did not copy well.. go to http://unami.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=EsfOc4BEGSs%3d&tabid=2790&language=en-US to see it the way it was intended.
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Re: UPDATED FACT SHEET – 16 April 2013
by IQD4US Fri May 03, 2013 9:53 am
If you are NOT reading REAL NEWS you will be taken in by every piece of "guru BS" that comes out - because YOU will not re able to recognize where they get the information they twist to create the hype....
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