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Boundary Delimitation
BD001
Delimitation of constituencies
Question: Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: There are currently 23 constituencies.
Source: The 2016 Parliament Elections Law No. 6, art. 8: http://www.entikhabat.jo/sites/default/files/ElectionNo6-2016.pdff (2016);
Official Website of the Independent Election Commission: http://www.entikhabat.jo/
قانون الانتخاب لمجلس النواب: http://www.entikhabat.jo/sites/default/files/ElectionNo6-2016.pdf
Verified: 2017/09/20
BD003
Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question: On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s):
a . "Equality" of population e . Geographic size of district f . Communities of interest/cultural concerns
Comments: According to Government Spokesperson Mohammad Momani at an election presser, “The new by-law will ensure that candidates tailor their electoral platforms for a wider audience that candidates will not only rely on their relatives, tribes, or neighbourhoods to win. They will have to do more to encourage citizens to vote for them."
Source: The 2016 Parliament Elections Law No. 6, art. 8: http://www.entikhabat.jo/sites/default/files/ElectionNo6-2016.pdff (2016);
Gov’t ready with by-law on distribution of constituencies: http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/gov’t-ready-law-distribution-constituencies
Verified: 2017/09/20
BD005
Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question: The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s):
a . Legislature (1st chamber)
Comments: Electoral constituencies are determined in the Election Law, and approved by the Cabinet.
Source: The 2012 Parliament Elections Law No. 25, art. 8: http://www.entikhabat.jo/Documents/Laws/Election%20Law%20No%2025%20of%202012.pdf (2013);
Official Website of the Independent Election Commission: http://www.entikhabat.jo/Public/DefaultDetails.aspx?id=147&type=menudetails (2013)
Verified: 2017/09/20
Electoral Systems
ES001
Head of State
Question: How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s):
g . Inherited monarchy
Comments: The Throne of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is hereditary to the dynasty of King Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein in a direct line through the male heirs. The King is the Head of the State and is immune from every liability and responsibility.
Source: Constitution, art. 28, 30: http://www.representatives.jo/sites/default/files/الدستور.pdf (2015)
Verified: 2016/07/28
ES002
Head of Government
Question: How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer:
e . Appointed
Comments: The King appoints the Prime Minister and may dismiss him or accept his resignation. He appoints the Ministers; he also dismisses them or accepts their resignation, upon the recommendation of the Prime Minister.
Source: Constitution, art. 35: http://www.representatives.jo/sites/default/files/الدستور.pdf (2015)
Verified: 2016/07/28
ES003
President
Question: Does the country have a president?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source: Constitution, art. 28, 30: http://www.representatives.jo/sites/default/files/الدستور.pdf (2015)
Verified: 2016/07/28
ES004
Number of Chambers
Question: The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer:
b . Two chambers
Comments: The Parliament shall consist of two Houses: The Senate and the House of Representatives.
Source: Constitution, art. 62: http://www.representatives.jo/sites/default/files/الدستور.pdf (2015)
Verified: 2016/07/28
ES005
Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Question: What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s):
e . Parallel (Segmented) (PR Lists and Majoritarian constituencies) g . List Proportional Representation
Comments: According to the Elections Law for 2016, Jordan's Lower House, or the House of Representatives, has 130 seats.
Source: The 2016 Parliament Elections Law No. 6, art. 8, 9: http://www.entikhabat.jo/sites/default/files/ElectionNo6-2016.pdf
Verified: 2016/07/28
Legislative Framework
LF001
Status of Electoral Law
Question: What is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
Answer(s):
b . Separate legislation
Comments:
Source: The 2016 Parliament Elections Law No. 6: http://www.entikhabat.jo/sites/default/files/ElectionNo6-2016.pdf
Verified: 2016/08/01
LF003
Electoral Law covers
Question: The national electoral law covers:
Answer(s):
a . National elections
Comments:
Source: The 2016 Parliament Elections Law No. 6: http://www.entikhabat.jo/sites/default/files/ElectionNo6-2016.pdf
Verified: 2016/08/01
LF004
Compulsory/voluntary voting
Question: Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
Answer(s):
a . Voting is voluntary
Comments: Every Jordanian 18 years old or older has the right to vote.
Source: The 2016 Parliament Elections Law No. 6, art 3: http://www.entikhabat.jo/sites/default/files/ElectionNo6-2016.pdf
Verified: 2016/08/01
LF007
Electoral Disputes Agency(ies)
Question: What are the agency(ies) responsible for the first level of formal electoral disputes?
Answer(s):
a . Judiciary
Comments: The Chamber of Deputies shall have the right to determine the validity of the election of its members. Any voter shall have the right to present a petition to the Secretariat of the Chamber within fifteen days of the announcement of the results of the election in his constituency setting out the legal grounds for invalidating the election of any deputy. No election may be considered invalid unless it has been declared as such by a majority of two-thirds of the members of the Chamber.
Source: Constitution, art. 71: http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/constitution_jo.html (2016)
Verified: 2016/08/01
Electoral Management
EM002
Responsibility of national EMB
Question: Does the national electoral body have the responsibility for elections at:
Answer(s):
a . National level b . Regional level c . Local level
Comments: Following the constitutional amendments of 2014, the role of the Independent Election Commission was expanded to include responsibilities in the administration of electoral processes in all public elections, including municipal elections. This also includes the supervision and administration of any other elections as entrusted to it by the government to ensure the highest levels of transparency, integrity and impartiality in the management of various electoral processes.
Source: Independent Election Commission, http://iec.jo/en/content/about-us (2016)
Verified: 2016/08/02
EM004
EMB budget determined by
Question: The budget of the national electoral management body is determined by:
Answer(s):
b . The Prime Minister c . The legislature g . Other
Comments: A. The Commission shall have an independent budget to be approved by the Board and shall be submitted to the Prime Minister to be included in a separate chapter under the Budgets of Government Units Law wherein required funds shall be allocated for the commission’s functioning and to enable it to fulfil its obligations.
B. Notwithstanding the contents of Paragraph (A) of the Article, the funds allocated for each electoral process shall be determined and submitted to the Prime Minister.
Source: Law No. 46 of 2015: Law to Amend the Law on the Independent Election Commission, art. 21: http://iec.jo/sites/default/files/4%20Consolidated%20Law%20on%20the%20Independent%20Election%20Commission%202015%20EN%20%281%29_0.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/08/02
EM005
EMB expenditures controlled by
Question: The expenditures of the national electoral management body are controlled by:
Answer(s):
b . The Prime Minister g . Other
Comments: A. The Commission shall have an independent budget to be approved by the Board and shall be submitted to the Prime Minister to be included in a separate chapter under the Budgets of Government Units Law wherein required funds shall be allocated for the commission’s functioning and to enable it to fulfil its obligations.
B. Notwithstanding the contents of Paragraph (A) of the Article, the funds allocated for each electoral process shall be determined and submitted to the Prime Minister.
Source: Law No. 46 of 2015: Law to Amend the Law on the Independent Election Commission, art. 21: http://iec.jo/sites/default/files/4%20Consolidated%20Law%20on%20the%20Independent%20Election%20Commission%202015%20EN%20%281%29_0.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/08/02
EM006
Term of EMB members
Question: The term of the members of the national electoral management body is:
Answer:
b . For a specified number of years
Comments: The members of the Independent Election Commission are appointed by a royal decree for a non-renewable period of 6 years.
Source: Law No. 46 of 2015: Law to Amend the Law on the Independent Election Commission, art. 6: http://iec.jo/sites/default/files/4%20Consolidated%20Law%20on%20the%20Independent%20Election%20Commission%202015%20EN%20%281%29_0.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/08/02
EM012
Electoral Management model
Question: What is the Electoral Management model?
Answer:
b . Independent
Comments: An independent commission named the “Independent Election Commission ” shall be created in the Kingdom. It shall have legal personality and financial and administrative independence. Under this status, it shall have the right to own transferable and non- transferable assets and to undertake all legal procedures necessary to achieve its objectives. It shall have the right to undertake litigation and it shall be represented in judicial procedures by the Civil Public Attorney or any other lawyer it appoints for this purpose.
Source: Law No. 46 of 2015: Law to Amend the Law on the Independent Election Commission, art. 3(A): http://iec.jo/sites/default/files/4%20Consolidated%20Law%20on%20the%20Independent%20Election%20Commission%202015%20EN%20%281%29_0.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/08/02
EM013
Number of EMB members
Question: The EMB is composed of:
Answer:
a . 1 - 10 members (specify)
Comments: The Commission shall have a Board of Commissioners composed of a Chairman and four members.
Source: Law No. 46 of 2015: Law to Amend the Law on the Independent Election Commission, art. 6: http://iec.jo/sites/default/files/4%20Consolidated%20Law%20on%20the%20Independent%20Election%20Commission%202015%20EN%20%281%29_0.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/08/02
EM014
Membership based on
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected on the basis of their:
Answer:
b . Expertise
Comments: The Commissioner or Secretary General shall fulfil the following conditions:
1. Must hold the Jordanian nationality for at least 10 years and enjoy full civil
eligibility.
2. Must hold at least the first university degree
3. Must not be a member of the parliament.
4. Must not be below 40 years of age.
5. Must be competent and experienced.
6. Must have a good reputation and conduct and known for integrity.
7. Must not be convicted of any crime or punitive sentence related to misconduct of
morality or public order, honour, honesty, or any other offense, even if subject
person was rehabilitated or included in a general pardon.
8. Must not be a member of any political party.
B. The Commissioner and the Secretary General shall work full-time for the Commission and its activities. He shall not be an employee in the public or private sectors, a merchant, a member of the management board or the board of directors of any company, or a chairman or member of the board of any private or public institution, and he shall not perform any paid work for any entity regardless of its nature.
C. The Commissioner shall undertake the following oath before the King upon the appointment and prior to commencing work:
I swear by Almighty God to be loyal to the King and to the country, and to preserve the constitution, to respect the laws, and to perform the duties entrusted to me with complete honesty, integrity, and impartiality.
D. The Secretary General shall undertake the oath stated in paragraph (C) of this Article before the board.
Source: Law No. 46 of 2015: Law to Amend the Law on the Independent Election Commission, art. 9: http://iec.jo/sites/default/files/4%20Consolidated%20Law%20on%20the%20Independent%20Election%20Commission%202015%20EN%20%281%29_0.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/08/02
EM015
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected by:
Answer(s):
b . Head of Government e . Legislature f . Judiciary
Comments: A list of proposed names of persons to be appointed in the board shall be submitted to the King. The list shall be prepared by a committee chaired by the Prime Minister and with the membership of each of the speakers of the Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament and the president of the Judicial Council.
Source: Law No. 46 of 2015: Law to Amend the Law on the Independent Election Commission, art. B(1): http://iec.jo/sites/default/files/4%20Consolidated%20Law%20on%20the%20Independent%20Election%20Commission%202015%20EN%20%281%29_0.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/08/02
Voter Education
VE001
Information campaigns performed by
Question: Who conducts information campaigns for national elections (informing where, when and how to register and/or vote)?
Answer(s):
a . National Electoral Management Body
Comments: The Independent Election Commission shall:
Undertake the necessary measures for the registration of voters and candidates according to the provisions of the Law, including the necessary procedures to review and update the voters register, and arrange for objections against them.
Publish the voters lists and candidates’ names on the Commission’s website and any other means of publication specified in the Law.
Establish the rules and procedures for of electoral campaigns and publicity and monitor
them according to executive instructions.
Raise voters' awareness of the importance of participating in the political life and election processes.
Source: Comprised of Law No. 11 of 2012: Law on the Independent Electoral Commission and Law No. 46 of 2015, art. 12: Law to Amend the Law on the Independent Election Commission: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-consolidated-law-on-the-independent/view
Verified: 2016/08/03
VE002
Frequency of voter education programs
Question: At the national level, how often are voter education programs conducted?
Answer:
b . Election time only
Comments:
Source: Comprised of Law No. 11 of 2012: Law on the Independent Electoral Commission and Law No. 46 of 2015, art. 12: Law to Amend the Law on the Independent Election Commission: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-consolidated-law-on-the-independent/view
Verified: 2016/08/03
VE003
National civic education
Question: Is there a national civic education campaign (rights and responsibilities of citizens)?
Answer(s):
b . Yes, conducted by the National Electoral Management Body
Comments: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) runs a national civic education campaign called "Jordan Votes"
The IEC website includes campaign information: http://www.entikhabat.jo
Source: Comprised of Law No. 11 of 2012: Law on the Independent Electoral Commission and Law No. 46 of 2015, art. 12: Law to Amend the Law on the Independent Election Commission: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-consolidated-law-on-the-independent/view
Verified: 2016/08/03
Voter Registration
VR001
Voting age
Question: What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer:
c . 18
Comments: Any Jordanian national who became 18 calendar years of age ninety days prior to the date .A established for the elections shall have the right to elect members to the Chamber of Deputies in accordance with the provisions of this Law.
Source: Law on the Election of the House of Representatives
Law No. (6) of 2016, art 3(a): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-law-on-the-election-of-the-house-of/view
Verified: 2016/08/03
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
Comments:
Source: Law on the Election of the House of Representatives
Law No. (6) of 2016, art 3(a): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-law-on-the-election-of-the-house-of/view
Verified: 2016/08/03
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 Election Commission shall:
Undertake the necessary measures for the registration of voters and candidates according to the provisions of the Law, including the necessary procedures to review and update the voters register, and arrange for objections against them.
Source: Comprised of Law No. 11 of 2012: Law on the Independent Electoral Commission and Law No. 46 of 2015: Law to Amend the Law on the Independent Election Commission, art. 12 (D): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-consolidated-law-on-the-independent/view
Verified: 2016/08/03
Parties and Candidates
PC001
Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
b . Deposit requirement (specify amount) f . Other
Comments: Any person willing to nominate himself/herself for membership of the Chamber of Deputies shall be registered in a final voter list and shall pay a non-refundable amount of five hundred dinars as revenue to the Treasury;
The list shall pay two thousand dinars as insurance to ensure compliance with the provisions on campaigning as stipulated in this Law. This amount shall be refunded if the application is rejected or if these provisions are not violated.
Applications for candidacy shall, in every district, be submitted in one batch, using the .A form approved by the Board, to the head of elections in the presence of all candidates on
the list. That batch shall include the name of the list to which such candidates are nominated, the names of its members, its emblem and the name of the list delegate; candidates shall attach supporting documents and other data required in accordance with
the provisions of this Law and the executive instructions issued thereunder. The candidates shall be given a receipt.
Source: The 2012 Parliament Elections Law No. 25, art. 12, 14, 16: http://www.entikhabat.jo/Documents/Laws/Election%20Law%20No%2025%20of%202012.pdf (2013)
Verified: 2016/08/03
PC003
Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
a . Age b . Citizenship
Comments: Candidates must be at least 30 years old and Jordanian citizens since at least 10 years. In addition, a candidate to the House of Representatives must not hold the nationality of another state.
Article 10 – Every candidate for membership of the Chamber of Deputies shall meet the following criteria:
He/she has been a Jordanian national for at least ten years;
He/she does not hold the nationality of any other country
He/she is thirty calendar years of age on the polling day
He/she has not been sentenced for bankruptcy, where his/her legal status has not been rehabilitated
He/she has not been placed under guardianship by court’s order, where such guardianship has not been lifted;
He/she has not been sentenced to imprisonment for more than one year for a non-political crime for which he/she has not been pardoned;
He/she is not deemed insane or retarded;
He/she is not a relative of the King to the degree assigned by special legislation;
He/she is not a contractor for the government, an official public institution or a company .H owned or controlled by the government, or for any official public institution, regardless
of whether such contracting is direct or indirect, with the exception of land and property leasing contracts and of shareholders in a company with more than ten members.
Source: Constitution, art. 75: http://www.parliament.jo/en/node/150 (2016);
Law on the Election of the House of Representatives
Law No. (6), art. 10: http://iec.jo/sites/default/files/2ParliamentaryElectionLawMay2016EN.docx%20%281%29_0.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/08/03
PC008
Independent candidates
Question: Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s):
a . Neither in presidential nor legislative elections
Comments: For the 2016 elections, candidates can only stand for election on lists, as running individually is not permitted. The 2016 elections mark the first time elections are based on open-party lists.
A person shall nominate himself/herself for membership of the Chamber of Deputies in one electoral district and one list only.
Source: The Law on the Election of the House of Representatives
Law No. (6) of 2016, art. 13: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-law-on-the-election-of-the-house-of/view (2016)
Verified: 2016/08/03
PC012
Public funding of parties
Question: Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s):
b . Direct c . Indirect
Comments:
Source: Political Parties Law 2015, art. 25, 27, 28: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-law-on-political-parties-law-2015/view (2016)
Verified: 2016/08/03
PC015
Question: What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):
f . No information available
Comments:
Source: Political Parties Law 2015, art. 25: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-law-on-political-parties-law-2015/view (2016)
Verified: 2016/08/03
PC017
Question: Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: A party may accept grants and donations that are identified, announced and specified from natural and corporate Jordanian persons. These grants and donations shall be identified and announced.
Source: Political Parties Law 2015, art. 25: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-law-on-political-parties-law-2015/view (2016)
Verified: 2016/08/03
Vote Counting
VC004
Votes are sorted/counted at
Question: Following the close of the voting, where are the votes first sorted and counted?
Answer:
a . The polling stations
Comments: At the polling and counting center. The location is designated by the Commission within an electoral district for conducting the polling and counting processes.
Source: Law on the Election of the House of Representatives
Law No. (6) of 2016, art. 2, 32: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-law-on-the-election-of-the-house-of/view (2016)
Verified: 2016/08/05
VC011
When are ballots recounted?
Question: Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Answer(s):
d . By request
Comments: If the Board finds any problem in the polling or counting processes in a polling center that could affect any of the preliminary results of the electoral district, it may, where appropriate, cancel the election results in that center and re-conduct the polling and counting processes in that center at the time and in the manner that it deems appropriate.
Source: Law on the Election of the House of Representatives
Law No. (6) of 2016, art. 49: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-law-on-the-election-of-the-house-of/view
Verified: 2016/08/05
Media and Elections
ME037
Criteria for allocating free broadcast time
Question: What are the criteria for allocating free broadcast time and/or free printed advertisement space to political parties?
Answer(s):
a . Equal regardless of size of party and previous performance
Comments:
Source: The 2012 Parliament Elections Law No. 25, art. 22 (A): http://www.entikhabat.jo/Documents/Laws/Election%20Law%20No%2025%20of%202012.pdf (2013)
Verified: 2013/01/25
ME059
Television debates
Question: Are televised debates between candidates or party representatives normally conducted?
Answer(s):
d . No information available
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2013/01/25
ME062
Blackout period for release of opinion poll results.
Question: What is the blackout period, if any, during which results of pre-election opinion polls may not be released to the public?
Answer:
g . No information available
Comments:
Source: The 2012 Parliament Elections Law No. 25: http://www.entikhabat.jo/Documents/Laws/Election%20Law%20No%2025%20of%202012.pdf (2013)
Verified: 2013/01/25
ME080
Question: Is there a maximum amount that a political party is permitted to spend on paid advertising during a campaign period?
Answer:
c . No information available
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2016/08/05
Direct Democracy
DD002
Direct Democracy Provisions (National Level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy Procedures at the national level?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source: Constitution: http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/constitution_jo.html (2012)
Verified: 2016/08/05
DD003
Mandatory referendums (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Mandatory Referendums at the national level?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source: Constitution: http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/constitution_jo.html (2012)
Verified: 2016/08/05
DD004
Optional referendums (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Optional Referendums at the national level?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source: Constitution: http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/constitution_jo.html (2012)
Verified: 2016/08/05
DD005
Citizens' Initiatives (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Citizen’s Initiatives at national level?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source: Constitution: http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/constitution_jo.html (2012)
Verified: 2016/08/05
DD006
Agenda Initiatives (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Agenda Initiatives at national level?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source: Constitution: http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/constitution_jo.html (2012)
Verified: 2016/08/05
DD007
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Recalls at national level?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source: Constitution: http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/constitution_jo.html (2012)
Verified: 2016/08/05
DD129
Question: Are the results of referenda always binding, never binding or sometimes binding?
Answer:
e . Not applicable
Comments:
Source: Constitution: http://www.representatives.jo/pdf/constitution_en.pdf (2012)
Verified: 2012/08/17
DD130
Question: Are the types of issues to vote upon in a referendum constitutional changes only, other issues only or both constitutional and other issues?
Answer:
e . Not applicable
Comments:
Source: Constitution: http://www.representatives.jo/pdf/constitution_en.pdf (2012)
Verified: 2012/08/17
DD131
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy at sub-national levels (regional or local)?
Answer:
c . No information available
Comments:
Source: Constitution: http://www.representatives.jo/pdf/constitution_en.pdf (2012)
Verified: 2012/08/17
Voting Operations
VO003
Electors vote at
Question: Where can electors vote?
Answer(s):
a . At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
Comments: The voter shall vote in the polling center to which he/she is assigned within his/her electoral district.
Source: Law on the Election of the House of Representatives
Law No. 6/2016, art. 28 (A): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-law-on-the-election-of-the-house-of/view (2016)
Verified: 2016/08/05
VO011
Voting method
Question: How do electors cast their votes?
Answer(s):
a . Manually marking of ballots
Comments: Every voter shall exercise his/her right to vote as follows:
When the voter appears before the polling and counting committee, the committee shall
.A verify his/her identity and make sure that his/her name is registered in the final voter list for that district by checking the computer and the hard-copies of the list. The list shall be marked electronically and by hand to indicate that the voter has exercised his/her right to
vote.
B. The chair of the polling and counting committee or one of its two members shall give the actual voter a ballot paper.
C. The actual voter shall: (i) mark in the designated place the name, number or emblem of one of the lists standing for election in that electoral district; (ii) mark in the designated place of one or more of the candidate names in that specific list
Source: Law on the Election of the House of Representatives
Law No. 6/2016, art. 37: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-law-on-the-election-of-the-house-of/view (2016)
Verified: 2016/08/05
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