Sharjah 24: For the second day in a row, citizens across the Emirate of Sharjah continued to cast their ballot in the ongoing Sharjah Consultative Council elections in order to choose 25 members of the advisory body, representing various cities and regions of the Emirate.
Even as the dedicated poll website www.eccs.shj.ae registered a steady stream of citizens going online to electronically choose their representatives for the third edition of the highest consultative and advisory body in the Emirate, the polling centres spersed throughout the Emirate have also been receiving more and more citizens to exercise their all important vote in person.
Ease of use boosts electoral participation
Voters across the Emirate have been all praise for the world-class facilities and mechanisms put in place by authorities in the Emirate in order to ensure smooth, transparent and accurate SCC elections.
The smooth arrangements have also clearly contributed to a surge in electoral participation of citizens.
While the citizens have the option of visiting the polling centres in their respective areas, most citizens are choosing the remote voting option for its obvious ease of use.
Many officials and employees in the Emirate chose to cast their vote from their workplaces using their smartphones and digital ID in less than a minute. Some of them, however, made it a point to visit polling centres, accompanied by their colleagues and friends, to respond to the call of national duty and soak in the special festive atmosphere prevailing everywhere.
Families with children at polling centres
At a number of voting centres, families were seen arriving with their children to vote in person and to inculcate in them a culture of electoral experience. The whole process is an inspiring experience and a beautiful memory for future generations who get to learn about their rights and responsibilities and the opportunity to choose their representatives in order to contribute to the developmental journey of the Emirate.
Citizens in the Emirate haven’t faced any obstacles in fulfilling the call of national duty to elect half of the members of the Consultative Council. The polling centres across Sharjah have witnessed the presence of various age groups, including young people, women, the elderly and people with disabilities, to participate in the electoral celebration to reaffirm their active role in the electoral process by choosing who gets to carry their voice to the Council and represent them.
Central Region
The Central Region of the Emirate witnessed huge turnout on the day two of the polls. Besides the electronic voting option, polling centres received a regular influx of citizens to cast their vote. Specialised teams were present to assist citizens when needed to complete the voting process.
Al Dhaid
According to Hamad Rashid Al Tunaiji, Head of the District Electoral Committee in Al Dhaid and Director of Al Dhaid Municipality, the polling centre in the Al Bustan Suburb Council witnessed significant response by citizens to choose 3 Council members for the city of Al Dhaid from among 18 candidates, pointing to the keenness of the people of the city to exercise their vote.
Al Madam
Salem Obaid Al-Mayaleh, Head of the District Electoral Committee in Al Madam and Director of Al Madam Municipality, confirmed the steady progress of voting at the polling centre at Al Madam Municipality headquarters. He said people of Al Madam will choose two members of the Council from among 12 candidates.
Al Bataeh
Abdullah Sultan bin Salumah, Chairman of the District Electoral Committee in the Al-Bataeh Region and Director of the Al-Bataeh Municipality, said that the polling centre at the Al-Bataeh Region Municipality has been receiving steady stream of voters for the second consecutive day of the voting phase.
Al-Bataeh Region will choose its representative in the Council from among 6 candidates. He pointed to the awareness of the people of the region of the importance of elections and their keenness to participate in decision-making.
Mleiha
Musabah Saif Al Ketbi, Chairman of the Electoral Committee in the Maliha Region and Director of the Maliha Municipality, praised the keenness of the people of the region to participate positively in the electoral process as it is a national responsibility and duty, whether by voting remotely or visiting the polling centre in the Maliha Cultural and Sports Club to choose their representative for the region from among 8 candidates.
The website www.eccs.shj.ae, dedicated to the SCC elections, and the approved voting centres in the emirate will continue to receive voters until 8pm on Thursday, December 7, 2023. Preliminary results of the SCC polls are to be announced the same day on Thursday, December 7, 2023.
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