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.
Third: The stage of receiving candidacy applications, objections thereon, and judicial appeals lodged
1. Decree-Law No. (14) of 2002 on the Exercise of Political Rights and its amendments, regulated
the matters relating to receiving the applications for candidacy. Article (15) of this Law stipulates
that, “The date for the general elections of the House of Representatives shall be determined
by a Royal Order. The Order shall be issued at least 45 days before the date specified for the
elections. The date for run-off elections shall be determined by a decision of the Minister of
Justice, Islamic Affairs, and Endowments. The decision shall be issued at least (30) days before
the date specified for the re-run. The Order or the Decision shall include the opening and closing
dates for nomination.”
2. The second paragraph of Article (3) of the same Law, has excluded certain individuals from running
for office in the House of Representatives, stipulating that, “A person shall be denied nomination
to run for the House of Representatives election, if such person is: 1. Sentenced to a criminal
felony even if a special amnesty has been granted to him/her or he/she has been rehabilitated.
2. Sentenced to imprisonment for intentional offenses for more than six months, even if an
individual pardon has been issued. 3. Leaders and members of dissolved political organizations
by a final sentence for committing a serious violation of the provisions of the Constitution of
the Kingdom or any of its laws. 4. Anyone who intentionally destroys or disrupts the conduct
of constitutional or parliamentary life by terminating or leaving the parliamentary work in the
House of Representatives, or had his membership revoked for the same reasons.”
3. In completion of the provisions related to the above-mentioned candidacy, Decree-Law No. (15) of
2002 on the Shura Council and the House of Representatives, as amended, sets forth the conditions
that must be met by the candidate for membership of the House of Representatives. Article (11)
stipulates that, “Without prejudice to the provisions stipulated in the Law on the Exercise of
Political Rights, the candidate running for membership of the House of Representatives must:
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