10. As to the mechanism of objection for the voters whose names are not registered in the lists designated to them, Article (12) of the above-mentioned Law sets out the procedural method regulating this objection, stating that, “Any person whose name is not registered in the voters’ list, or if there is an error in his/her registered data therein, is entitled to request the Supervisory Committee on the Soundness of the Referendum and Election, stipulated in Article (7) of this Law, to include his/her name or to correct the details relating to his/her registration. Any person, who is no longer subject to a ban after drawing up the lists, may request including his/her name or to correct the details concerning his/her registration. Any voter whose name is registered in one of the voters’ lists, may request the inclusion of the name of a person whose name is neglected unjustly, or the omission of the name of a person who is listed wrongfully, or the correction of the registration data, with regard to the voters’ list of the electoral constituency in which the name of such person is registered. The appeal for registration or correction shall be submitted during the display period of the voters’ lists. The Committee shall issue its decision on the appeal within three days as of the date of filing the appeal. Failure to issue a decision during this period is an implicit decision of rejection. In case of issuing a decision rejecting the appeal, the concerned party shall have the right to appeal such decision before the Supreme Civil Court of Appeal no later than three days from the rejection. The Court shall decide on the appeals within seven days from the date of commencing the proceedings; its judgment is final with no possibility of appeal.” 11. Regarding the municipal affairs, the provisions of Articles (2), (3), (7), (8), (10) and (11) of DecreeLaw No. (3) of 2002 on the system of election of members of municipal councils and its amendments, bear, in substance, the same provisions governing the electoral process of the members of the House of Representatives. 12. In practice, the NIHR has monitored and followed up the efforts of the Supreme Committee for the General Supervision of the Soundness of Elections, through various forms of media and social media, which facilitate and ease the electoral process in both its parliamentary and municipal branches with regard to the stage of registration in voters’ lists and objection, the time limits to be observed to receive appeals for change and correction of addresses, as well as provision of several means to verify the presence of voters’ names, the possibility of correcting the addresses electronically through the website. This guarantees that citizens exercise their right effectively and in line with the relevant international standards and obligations. 13. The NIHR also monitored the official announcement issued by the Supreme Committee for the General Supervision of the Soundness of Elections, which indicated that the number of voters who verified their data in the voters’ lists through the supervisory committees distributed among the four governorates of the Kingdom, in addition to the website dedicated to that purpose is (134637) voters. 14. The NIHR believes that these figures assert the advanced level of political awareness and human rights’ knowledge of the citizens, the desire to participate in politics and management of public affairs in the Kingdom, the further advancement of democratic life, and the support of the political development process in the Kingdom. 72

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