Chairman of the Supreme Committee for General Supervision over the
Integrity of the Election of Members of the Council of Representatives
issued Decision No. 120 of 2022 regarding the appointment of
committee members. The committee consists of 7 members, including
judges and advisors. The Supreme Committee is responsible for the
general supervision over the integrity of the election of members of
the Council of Representatives in all electoral constituencies and
districts in the Kingdom. It is also responsible for the final
announcement of the general election results and notifying the
winners of their membership in the Council of Representatives.
14.
Regarding municipal affairs, Article 5 of Decree Law No. 3 of 2002
concerning the system of electing municipal council members and its
amendments states: "The Kingdom of Bahrain is divided, for the
purposes of implementing this law, into a number of municipal
electoral areas, whereby each governorate constitutes a municipal
electoral area formed by a number of electoral constituencies. One
member is elected from each electoral constituency."
15.
Meanwhile, Article 18 of the aforementioned law states: "Each
electoral constituency shall have one or more committees called the
'Polling and Counting Committee,' which is responsible for
conducting the voting process in the constituency and counting its
votes. These committees are formed by a decision of the Minister of
Justice and Islamic Affairs and consist of a chairperson and several
members, one of whom acts as the committee's secretary. The
decision also specifies the locations of these committees and
designates a replacement for the chairperson in case of their absence
or any impediment preventing them from carrying out their duties."
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