Nomination for the 2018 Re-run local elections begins

The Central Elections Commission (CEC) announced today the beginning of the nomination of lists for the re-run local elections scheduled to take place on 22 September 2018 in 20 localities in the West Bank. Nomination will be open as of today until 4:00 pm of August the 18th at CEC district offices.

Nomination will be through electoral lists according to the system of proportional representation as stipulated in local elections law No. 10 of 2005 and further amendments. Political parties, coalitions or groups are entitled to form electoral lists for the purpose of nomination to local councils. 

Nomination applications may be obtained from any of CEC district offices or webpage and is submitted through the electoral list representative to the CEC’s district office in the locality to which the list is nominated.  

The electoral list candidate must be:

- 25 years or above on polling day.

- Registered in the final voters’ list of the locality to which he is being nominated. 

- Not convicted with a felony or crime against honor. 

- Not an employee of the Ministry of Local Government, public security forces, locality or advocate of the locality, head or member of a locality council (unless resignation is provided).

- Resident of the locality to which he is nominated for its council for no less than one year.

- Not be nominated for more than one locality or electoral list.

It should be indicated that according to law, the list’s nomination will be rejected if the list or any of its candidates fail to meet the legal requirements for nomination or there appeared incorrect information in the nomination application or enclosures.