Iraq’s electoral body warns voters against selling biometric cards

Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has warned that selling or buying biometric voter cards ahead of November parliamentary elections is illegal and pointless given that fingerprint and facial recognition systems are employed at polling centers.

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Candidate registration for Iraqi elections to close Thursday: IHEC

Iraq’s election commission said that Thursday is the last day for candidates to register for the 2025 parliamentary elections, with there being no further extensions.

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Iraq continues elections preparations amid regional escalations

Iraq’s electoral body confirmed it is moving ahead with preparations for November’s parliamentary elections, saying the Iran-Israel conflict will not affect the timeline.

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Over 231,000 apply to be poll officials in Iraq’s November elections

The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) needs 250,000 people to become poll officials, Jumana al-Ghalay, the IHEC’s spokesperson, announced. 

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Iraq to use facial recognition in upcoming elections

The decision was taken in light of the fact that "in the previous elections, a lot of people have had issues with their fingerprints," said the official

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Over one million new voters can participate in upcoming Iraqi elections: Commission

Spokesperson of the Iraqi electoral body Jumana al-Ghalai announced that one million new voters will be able to cast their ballots in Iraq's 2025 parliamentary elections, with the total number of eligible voters expected to exceed 29 million

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Iraqi parliament votes to extend term of electoral body’s Board of Commissioners

Today’s vote came just five days after Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council decided to extend the term of the Board of Commissioners. 

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Iraqi electoral body approves final results of Kurdistan Region elections

An official from the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) told The New Region that they would send correspondence to the Kurdistan Region Presidency to call for the first session of the Parliament in ten days. 

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Zero chance for vote rigging in Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary elections: IHEC head

The president of the Iraqi electoral body (IHEC) assured political parties and all candidates during a press conference at a polling station in Erbil on Friday that there was no “chance” for fraud in the Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary elections, following reports of alleged violations against the IHEC’s rules and regulations in Sulaimani and Halabja provinces

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