The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, in cooperation with the Independent High Electoral Commission, organized a seminar on updating the voter register and the importance of biometric registration.

The symposium was moderated by the Director of the Media and Government Communication Department and the official spokesperson at the Ministry, Dr. Haider Al-Aboudi, who explained that there is a program of cooperation with the Commission aimed at enhancing integration between state institutions, indicating that the Ministry of Education is ready to provide all support to the work teams of the Independent High Electoral Commission.

The symposium, in which representatives of the Independent High Electoral Commission lectured, reviewed the mechanisms for updating the voter register, distributing the voter card, and the procedures taken by the Commission with regard to correction, transfer, addition, deletion, and loss operations.

The symposium touched on the steps for biometric updating of the voter register, which will last until 8/9/2023, and the importance of preserving citizens’ right to vote and participate in elections.