The Presidency of the Iraqi Parliament is “concerned” From not sending the election results electronically and warning against “tampering”
The Presidency of the Iraqi Parliament is “concerned” From not sending the election results electronically and warning against “tampering”
2023-12-17 00:44
Shafaq News/ The Presidency of the Iraqi Council of Representatives expressed, on Sunday, its “deep” concern. Of not sending the results of the special vote for the governorate council elections electronically, warning of “tampering” With the results.
The Presidency said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, “We, as the Presidency of the House of Representatives, followed with concern the technical problems that occurred during the special voting process in the governorate council elections, specifically the failure to send the results through the medium transporting large numbers of ballot boxes, and transferring them to the counting and sorting centers without doing the counting.” Manual”.
She indicated “its keenness for the Independent High Electoral Commission to perform its duties and constitutional duty to preserve voters’ votes and the rights of candidates, and to ensure accuracy and not repeat errors in public voting, especially as the number of centers and stations is many times greater than what was opened by private voting.”
The Presidency of Parliament stressed “giving full guarantees from the Commission not to repeat technical errors and declaring the safety of the equipment used, especially since the electoral law stipulated that the Commission contract with independent examining companies, implement simulations to ensure all procedures, and provide all necessary guarantees to preserve the sent boxes.” To prevent tampering with the results.
The Presidency of the Council expressed its “deep concern and calls upon the Commission to avoid errors and verify the devices used in the stations before conducting the general voting process for the elections.”
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