ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—The Election Commission of the Kurdistan Region has confirmed that voters will be able to cast their ballots in the September independence referendum electronically.
Karwan Jalal, a member of the Kurdish Election Commission, told Rudaw on Friday that “in a meeting today it was decided that the people of Kurdistan living abroad will be able to vote electronically.”
Jalal revealed that voters will be able to register from September 1-7 and cast their ballot on September 25.
According to Jutyar Adil, an Election Commission official, voters will vote through a special application and once they register they will receive a unique code that would allow them to vote.
In a meeting with President Masoud Barzani on June 7 the Kurdistan Region decided to hold a referendum on September 25 on whether to separate from Iraq and form an independent state.
The Election Commission has been given funds necessary to prepare for the vote, officials have told Rudaw, while a council formed to handle the referendum is meeting Iraqi and foreign leaders on the Kurdish initiative.
Karwan Jalal, a member of the Kurdish Election Commission, told Rudaw on Friday that “in a meeting today it was decided that the people of Kurdistan living abroad will be able to vote electronically.”
Jalal revealed that voters will be able to register from September 1-7 and cast their ballot on September 25.
According to Jutyar Adil, an Election Commission official, voters will vote through a special application and once they register they will receive a unique code that would allow them to vote.
In a meeting with President Masoud Barzani on June 7 the Kurdistan Region decided to hold a referendum on September 25 on whether to separate from Iraq and form an independent state.
The Election Commission has been given funds necessary to prepare for the vote, officials have told Rudaw, while a council formed to handle the referendum is meeting Iraqi and foreign leaders on the Kurdish initiative.
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