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. 15. According to the official statements of the Supreme Committee for the Supervision of the Soundness of Elections, the electoral bloc that has the right to exercise the right to vote, has reached (365467) voters. The electoral bloc in the Capital Governorate, which includes ten constituencies, has reached (81892) voters. The electoral bloc in Muharraq Governorate, which includes eight constituencies, has reached (79213) voters, while the electoral bloc in the Northern Governorate, which includes twelve constituencies, has reached (125870) voters, and the electoral bloc in the Southern Governorate, which includes ten constituencies, has reached (78492) voters. 16. The electoral bloc was announced after the Supreme Civil Court of Appeal, which is the legally competent court, adjudicated on all appeals lodged by voters against the resolutions issued by the four supervisory committees distributed among the governorates of the Kingdom. The number of appeals considered by the Court is (21) appeals, where the Court upheld the decision of the supervisory committees in (12) decisions, and opposed and canceled (9) decisions. 32

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