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Bahreïn Bahreïn

VR001

Voting age
QuestionWhat is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer: f. 21
Réponses Citizens should be 21 years old on the day of referendum or election.
Source Decree No. 14 of 2002 on Exercising Political Rights, art. 2 (1): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/mideast/BH/bahrain-law-by-decree-on-exercising-political/view
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VR002

Other voting requirements
QuestionBeyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Réponses a. Citizenship
b. Period of Residence
e. Autre
Réponses 1. Should be 21 years of age of the day of election or referendum 2. Should be of complete mental health 3. Should be a resident of the electoral district according to the CPR. In case of living abroad, the last place of residence in the Kingdom will be his electoral district, if he has no residence in Bahrain then he follows the district of his immediate family.
Source Decree No. 14 of 2002 on Exercising Political Rights, art. 2 (2, 3):https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/mideast/BH/bahrain-law-by-decree-on-exercising-political/view
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VR004

Authority responsible for voter registration
QuestionWhich is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer: e. Autre
Réponses In every electoral district a committee is to be appointed by the order of the Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs called "The Elections and Referendums Supervisory Committee" comprising of the chairman from a judicial or legal body and two members, one of them takes the position of the secretary. This committee is authorized to prepare the voters' schedule, receive and sort the application for candidacy, prepare the candidates' schedules and look into objections regarding the process.
Source Decree No. 14 of 2002 on Exercising Political Rights, art. 7: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/mideast/BH/bahrain-law-by-decree-on-exercising-political/view
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VR008

Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
QuestionIs it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer: a. Oui
Réponses Evey citizen eligible to vote must be listed in the voters' schedule.
Source Decree No. 14 of 2002 on Exercising Political Rights, art. 6: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/mideast/BH/bahrain-law-by-decree-on-exercising-political/view
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