Voter registration exercise officially starts in Somaliland

The much awaited voter registration process has officially started in Somaliland. According to the national electoral commission, the process will take place in 176 locations across the country.

The Chairman of Somaliland electoral commission, Muse Hassan Yusuf affirmed that the registration process started in a peaceful manner on Wednesday and urged citizens to register themselves to vote for their favorite candidates in the upcoming elections.

He extended gratitude to the security agencies for ensuring the safety of the public as the voter registration will be in two phases. The first phase of 15 days registration will be open at all the 176 locations.

In the second phase, the registration will continue at designated centers in 23 electoral constituencies and border areas for a similar period of 15 days. However, A person who has reached the voting age of 15 years.

whoever registered more than once and whose card was rendered invalid and A previously registered person who did not receive a voting card for the 2016 and 2020/2021 registrations will be among the eligible citizens allowed to take part in the process.