Elections in the Islamic Republic of Afgh

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   Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Joint Electoral Managment Body (JEMB)

ELECTIONS AT A GLANCE � FACTBOX

12.5 million registered voters
2 simultaneous elections in 34 provinces for Wolesi Jirga (lower house of national assembly) and Provincial Councils
5,766 candidates in total
2,753 candidates contesting 249 seats in Wolesi Jirga
3,013 candidates contesting 420 Provincial Council seats
12 percent of Wolesi Jirga candidates are women
8.1 percent of Provincial Council candidates are women
68 Wolesi Jirga seats are reserved for women
Between 3 and 8 seats on each Provincial Council are reserved for women
10 Wolesi Jirga seats are reserved for Kuchis (nomads)
69
separate ballot papers (34 different Provincial Council ballot papers,
34 different Wolesi Jirga ballot papers, 1 Kuchi ballot paper)
Ballot papers range in size from 1 to 7 pages, depending on the number of candidates per province
Under
the Single Non-Transferable Voting (SNTV) system, candidates run as
individuals and parties are not mentioned on the ballot paper
Candidates� names, photos and individual symbols appear on the ballot paper
Almost
6,300 polling centres containing around 26,250 polling stations across
Afghanistan will be run by 160,000 local polling staff
1,247
donkeys, 300 horses, 24 camels, 1,200 trucks, 9 helicopters, 39
transport planes deliver ballot papers and other election materials
across Afghanistan
40 million ballot papers, printed in
Austria and UK, were flown in to Afghanistan by 15 Antonov 124 flights
and 8 jumbo jet flights
Last national assembly elections were held in 1969
46 candidates were disqualified for violating eligibility criteria
286 candidates voluntarily withdrew including 51 women
140,000 bottles containing 7,000 litres of indelible ink to stain voters� fingers
Ballots
will be counted at 32 provincial counting centres. One count centre per
province. Ballots from Kunar and Nuristan provinces will be counted in
Nangarhar province
More than 30,000 Afghan National Police, backed up by more than 10,000 Afghan National Army troops, will secure polling centre
More than 30,000 foreign troops (12,000 NATO-led peacekeepers and 20,000 Coalition troops) will reinforce security
Uruzgan province has smallest number of Wolesi Jirga candidates (19)
Kabul province has largest number of Wolesi Jirga candidates (390)
At least 4,700 domestic observers, 500 foreign observers, and 80,000 candidate agents will monitor polling and counting
8,000 election staff including 500 internationals employed for the 2005 elections

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	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Joint Electoral Managment Body (JEMB) ELECTIONS AT A GLANCE � FACTBOX 12.5 million registered voters 2 simultaneous elections in 34 provinces for Wolesi Jirga (lower house of national assembly) and Provincial Councils 5,766 candidates in total 2,753 candidates contesting 249 seats in Wolesi Jirga 3,013 candidates contesting 420 Provincial Council seats 12 percent of Wolesi Jirga candidates are women 8.1 percent of Provincial Council candidates are women 68 Wolesi Jirga seats are reserved for women Between 3 and 8 seats on each Provincial Council are reserved for women 10 Wolesi Jirga seats are reserved for Kuchis (nomads) 69 separate ballot papers (34 different Provincial Council ballot papers, 34 different Wolesi Jirga ballot papers, 1 Kuchi ballot paper) Ballot papers range in size from 1 to 7 pages, depending on the number of candidates per province Under the Single Non-Transferable Voting (SNTV) system, candidates run as individuals and parties are not mentioned on the ballot paper Candidates� names, photos and individual symbols appear on the ballot paper Almost 6,300 polling centres containing around 26,250 polling stations across Afghanistan will be run by 160,000 local polling staff 1,247 donkeys, 300 horses, 24 camels, 1,200 trucks, 9 helicopters, 39 transport planes deliver ballot papers and other election materials across Afghanistan 40 million ballot papers, printed in Austria and UK, were flown in to Afghanistan by 15 Antonov 124 flights and 8 jumbo jet flights Last national assembly elections were held in 1969 46 candidates were disqualified for violating eligibility criteria 286 candidates voluntarily withdrew including 51 women 140,000 bottles containing 7,000 litres of indelible ink to stain voters� fingers Ballots will be counted at 32 provincial counting centres. One count centre per province. Ballots from Kunar and Nuristan provinces will be counted in Nangarhar province More than 30,000 Afghan National Police, backed up by more than 10,000 Afghan National Army troops, will secure polling centre More than 30,000 foreign troops (12,000 NATO-led peacekeepers and 20,000 Coalition troops) will reinforce security Uruzgan province has smallest number of Wolesi Jirga candidates (19) Kabul province has largest number of Wolesi Jirga candidates (390) At least 4,700 domestic observers, 500 foreign observers, and 80,000 candidate agents will monitor polling and counting 8,000 election staff including 500 internationals employed for the 2005 elections
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