UAE's National Election Committee announces procedures for e-Voting

The National Election Committee (NEC) has announced the procedures to use electronic voting system during the Federal National Council Elections 2015. Voting will be carried out electronically during the period of early voting from September 28 to 30 as well as the Election Day on October 3, 2015. The NEC said that Emirates ID, the certified personal identification issued by the Emirates Identity Authority, is required to use the e-voting system. Voters can vote in two ways – either by directly entering a candidate's number or by simply clicking the candidate's photograph. The voter is then required to confirm the process, during which the voter is allowed to modify the vote in case of an error in selecting the candidate or if the information entered was incorrect. The NEC has urged all citizens to confirm their names in the voters list by visiting the NEC's website (www.uaenec.ae) or by contacting its dedicated call centre on 600 500 005 in order to ensure they are able to exercise their voting right on Election Day.