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CEC announces 16th of March as the date for commencement of voter registry update
The CEC decided to conduct voter registry update in both the West Bank and Gaza Strip from March 16th till March 20th. The registry drive will target secondary school students who turned 17 years old since last update whose number is estimated at 68,000. Mobile registration drive will be conducted in 839 governmental and private schools in the WB and GS.
Prior to registration, the CEC will conduct training workshops for registration staff on registration procedures.
It should be indicated that the registry update is a regular technical activity that is conducted on an annual basis to update the data of registered voters and include new eligible registrants.