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Voting Operations

Oman Oman

VO003

Electors vote at
Question:Where can electors vote?
Answer(s): g. By phone
j. Other
Comments: Antakhib App: An application launched by the Ministry of Interior prior to the third term of the elections of the members of the Municipal Councils to be the only official way for voting in the Municipal Council and Shura Council elections, aiming for a better electoral process and effective political participation through giving citizens - inside and outside the Sultanate - the opportunity to cast their votes and choose their representatives easily. The application was first utilized during the General Federation of Oman Workers elections to test its efficiency before being used in the Municipal Council elections for the third term. Oman introduced e-voting using special smartphone application for voters from abroad in 2019 Shura Council Elections. The application has been used for the 2023 elections as well.
Source: https://www.oman.om/en/home-top-level/eparticipation/e-voting https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/country?country=168&database_theme=326 https://timesofoman.com/article/1603117/Oman/Government/Remote-voting-for-Omanis-abroad-in-Majlis-Al-Shura-polls Inter-parliamentary Union: "OMAN Majles A'Shura (Consultative Council)" Legal Framework http://www.ipu.org/parline/reports/2378.htm (2015) https://www.omanobserver.om/breaking-oman-majlis-a-shura-polls-date-announced/ (2019)
Verified: 2025/05/12
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VO004

Voting outside the country is permitted for
Question:Who can vote from outside the country?
Answer(s): a. Outside the country voting is not permitted
b. Citizens residing outside the country
Comments: The Ministry of Interior has announced the launch of a remote voting system for Omanis abroad. The system will allow citizens who are not in Oman to cast votes in the elections of members of Majlis A’Shura for the 9th Term. This is intended to facilitate the process of vote casting for such citizens. With this new system in place there will be no voting centres at some embassies as used to be in the earlier election of Majlis A’Shura. The new system operates through application for smart mobile phones using SIM cards of telecommunication companies operating in the Sultanate. These cards must be enhanced with electronic authentication / attestation. The Ministry at a later stage would clarify aspects and procedures of this system. The Ministry has urged the voters who would avail from this system to activate the system in their SIM cards.
Source: https://timesofoman.com/article/1603117/Oman/Government/Remote-voting-for-Omanis-abroad-in-Majlis-Al-Shura-polls Inter-parliamentary Union: "OMAN Majles A'Shura (Consultative Council)" Legal Framework http://www.ipu.org/parline/reports/2378.htm (2015)
Verified: 2025/05/12
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VO005

Locations for voting outside of the country
Question:If voting outside the country is permitted, at what places?
Answer(s): a. Embassies
f. Other
Comments: The Ministry of Interior has announced the launch of a remote voting system for Omanis abroad. The new system operates through application for smart mobile phones using SIM cards of telecommunication companies operating in the Sultanate.These cards must be enhanced with electronic authentication / attestation.
Source: https://timesofoman.com/article/1603117/Oman/Government/Remote-voting-for-Omanis-abroad-in-Majlis-Al-Shura-polls Inter-parliamentary Union: "OMAN Majles A'Shura (Consultative Council)" Legal Framework http://www.ipu.org/parline/reports/2378.htm (2015)
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VO011

Voting method
Question:How do electors cast their votes?
Answer(s): d. Electronic voting machine
e. Telephone
Comments: - First time that there will be electronic voting machine. - The new system operates through application for smart mobile phones using SIM cards of telecommunication companies operating in the Sultanate. These cards must be enhanced with electronic authentication / attestation. (2019)
Source: Inter-parliamentary Union: "OMAN Majles A'Shura (Consultative Council)" Legal Framework http://www.ipu.org/parline/reports/2378.htm (2015) https://www.omanobserver.om/breaking-oman-majlis-a-shura-polls-date-announced/ https://timesofoman.com/article/1603117/Oman/Government/Remote-voting-for-Omanis-abroad-in-Majlis-Al-Shura-polls
Verified: 2025/05/12
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