| Description |
July 21, 2009 version of chart comparing 2005, 2008, and 2009 election laws with reference to: application; aims of law; the right to vote; voter eligibility requirements; anti-discrimination provision; voting by proxy; IDP's; Minority Representation; instructions to IHEC; date of elections; voter registration; time lines; candidacy requirements; candidacy selection; ties between two candidates; vacancy; open vs. closed elections; minimum number of candidates on list; female representation; voting procedures; special voters; non-IDP voters residing abroad; involvement of international observers; Kirkuk; number of council seats; number of compensatory seats; method by which compensatory seats will be distributed; remainder of seats after allocations have been made; number of district and sub-district council seats; number of electoral districts; funding for elections; electoral campaigns: rules, rights, and regulations; fraud, deception, and slander of candidates; force, intimidation, violence; Iraqi or foreign government financial support for campaigns; electoral crimes and sentences; postponed elections; voting by military and security personnel. |
