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Voter Registration

Iraq Iraq

VR001

Voting age


Question:What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer: c. 18
Comments: Voters must be 18 old in the year in which the elections are held.
Source: Electoral Law of the Iraqi Parliament, Article 5(3): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/mideast/IQ/iraq-electoral-law-of-the-iraqi-parliament-2013/view
Verified: 2018/04/19
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VR002

Other voting requirements


Question:Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Answer(s): a. Citizenship
e. Other
Comments: The voter must be: First - Iraqi citizenship. Second - Full eligibility. Thirdly - completed eighteen years of age in the year in which the election. Fourthly - registered in the voters' register in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the regulations and procedures issued by the Commission.
Source: Electoral Law of the Iraqi Parliament, Article 5: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/mideast/IQ/iraq-electoral-law-of-the-iraqi-parliament-2013/view
Verified: 2018/04/19
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VR004

Authority responsible for voter registration


Question:Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer: d. Election Management Body (specify)
Comments: The Independent High Electoral Commission
Source: Voter Registration Update, Exhibition and Challenges For the Iraq Council of Representatives Election Regulation, Article 3: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/mideast/IQ/voter-registration-update-exhibition-and/view
Verified: 2018/04/19
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VR008

Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?


Question:Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments:
Source: Electoral Law of the Iraqi Parliament, Article 5(4): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/mideast/IQ/iraq-electoral-law-of-the-iraqi-parliament-2013/view Regulation No. 18, Voting, Counting and Sorting, 3(1):http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/mideast/IQ/iraq-regulation-no.-18-voting-counting-and-sorting/view
Verified: 2018/04/19
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