The Elections Commission of the Maldives has set the window for presidential candidates contesting September’s ballots to submit official representatives.
These electoral representatives will be allowed to sit in alongside observers and monitors at various polling stations. Each candidate can place one representative per polling station.
The deadline for applications has been set from 10:00am on 22nd August to 04:00pm on 26th August. Representatives should be at least 18 years of age and not serving a criminal sentence.
Representatives cannot be an individual employed at a state institution or a court judge. Nor can they be an officers of law enforcement.
Representatives must apply through a form, that is to be a filed at the commission. All candidates have been asked to provide a statement detailing the number of representatives they wish to have.
The presidential elections are set for 23rd September, and incumbent president Abdulla Yameen is seeking reelection while his coalition of opponents have fielded longstanding lawmaker, MP Ibrahim Mohamed Solih for presidency.
