Voting for members of municipal council begins tomorrow

Muscat: Citizens outside the Sultanate of Oman will begin voting to choose the member of municipal councils for the third term, through the “intakhib/ I vote” application.

The application launched by the Ministry of the Interior is a qualitative leap that keeps pace with technical developments in the world to facilitate the electoral process. It was designed according to security standards while taking all precautions for the election in full confidentiality. It requires the availability of a smartphone with NFC and a connection to the global information network, the Internet, a valid identity card, and the voter is registered in the electoral register.

A number of specialists and citizens praised the efforts made by the Ministry of Interior in each electoral period, including its keenness to benefit from modern technical development and its use and application to the mechanisms of the electoral process.

They stressed that the “I vote” application will ensure the participation of the largest number of voters registered in the electoral register, as it provides ease in casting their votes in a smooth and easy way, and allows the freedom to choose the time and place on the 18th of this December for citizens outside the Sultanate of Oman, and voters inside the Sultanate vote on the 25th. From this December.

They expressed their optimism about these technical developments in electing members of municipal councils for the third term, coinciding with work based on decentralisation and decision-making in the governorates in accordance with Oman Vision 2040 in advancing service and development aspects to broader horizons.

In the same context, a number of them expressed their confidence in the municipal councils after the governorate system strengthened its pioneering role, as the honourable Sheikh Mansour bin Harith Al Ameri, a member of the State Council, says: “The governorate system is a successful qualitative leap approved by the government of the Sultanate of Oman, to advance the wheel of comprehensive development and highlight activity The pioneering and competitive role among the governorates, including the role of government institutions, municipal councils, and formed supportive committees.”