The UAE’s National Election Committee (NEC) has announced that the third Federal National Council (FNC) elections will be held on October 3, 2015.
Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Minister of State for FNC Affairs, and chairman of the NEC, said elections will be run using a new voting system called ‘Single Vote’, which requires that the voter choose only one candidate from his or her respective emirate.
Only those named in the Electoral College of their respective emirate are eligible to vote, and voting will take place in designated polling stations through electronic voting systems, with the practice of using ballot papers to be abandoned.
Each member of the Electoral College has the right to run for elections based on the following eligibility conditions: should be a citizen aged 25 years and above; should have good character and reputation; should not have been convicted for any offence (unless has been rehabilitated in accordance with the law), and should be literate.
Candidates are allow to canvass for votes, as long as they adhere to the rules and regulations, which include a limit on spending. Each candidate is limited to spending $545,000 (AED2 million) on his or her electoral campaign, and candidates are required to disclose their sources of financing.
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