MOSCAT: Omani electorate across the country has started voting on the Intakhib app to elect their representatives for Majls A Shura’s tenth term.
496,279, or 65. 88 percent of the total registered voters, voted, of whom 258,847 were men (66. 26 percent) and 237,432 (65. 48 percent).
843 candidates, 32 women, are running for 90 seats.
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The Interior Ministry said the total number of voters was revised from 753,573 to 753,260. This is due to the recorded deaths of some voters in the last elections.
Delegates from international media are covering the Majlis A’ Shura 2024 election procedure, which is a vital milestone as the entire procedure is carried out on a cell phone for the first time in the Arab region.
For the first time in the Arab world, Omanis will have their representatives at the Majlis Ash’shura through the AI-based Intakhib mobile app.
Intakhib mobile, which was effectively implemented for the first time in the 2022 municipal elections, has been updated with many new features, such as sign language and audio functions, making it less difficult for others with low vision and hearing impairment.
These newcomers via Intakhib constitute a leap forward in the electoral history of the Sultanate of Oman.
Last Sunday, 13,843 living Omanis voted.
During his meeting with the grand electoral committee, the Minister of the Interior reported on the progress of the process, which started as planned.
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The Ministry of the Interior stated that it was fully prepared to deal with the administrative, technical, legal and media facets of the elections. Work plans and mechanisms have been established in coordination and integration with the competent authorities.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has sent awareness messages to citizens on the importance of voting in the Ash’shura Majlis elections. He indicated that the procedures have been simplified following the provision of 12 electronic electoral systems by adding a number of electoral elements such as the availability of the first and final lists of candidates, availability of initial and final lists of voters, verification of registration at the electoral office. Recording and monitoring of automated vote counting. The app also provides numerical statistics showing the percentage of voting in each wilayat and other electronic arrangements.
The Ministry of Interior stated that knowledge and data will be disseminated in a transparent manner through the live transmission of signals and statistics on election day, stressing that the electoral procedure for the tenth term is characterized by accuracy and transparency, especially after all. The electoral facilities have been practically transformed. The Ministry of Home Affairs needs to digitize all facilities and systems as part of its virtual transformation plan, and to achieve this goal, the Ministry uses the newest AI products to facilitate the electoral process for the electorate and candidates.
The tenth mandate of the Majlis Ash’shura will witness further activation and translation of Oman’s Vision 2040 goals at economic, investment and progress levels and areas, as well as the objectives of the Tenth Five-Year Development Plan and the definition of progress. plan. Tracks of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan.
The number of registered voters in Muscat governorate stands at 97,918, including 93 candidates, 12 of whom are women.
The election ended on Friday.
The Ministry of the Interior has asked all applicants to remove all posters installed during the election propaganda period, in accordance with their commitment and written acknowledgment.
A press centre for journalists will be opened at the InterContinental Hotel in Muscat, which already has facilities.
More than 50 journalists from outside the Sultanate of Oman were invited to report, cover and record the elections debates of the Majlis Ash’shura.
The number of new voters registered on the Intikhab app is nine percent, compared to nine percent of the electorate registered on the election website.
External voters in Oman expressed satisfaction with the electronic voting process and the ease of use of the app that saved them time and effort and commended the leadership of the Sultanate of Oman in using technology in the electoral process.
The app features a simple and undeniable user interface and a maximum point of security that employs the newest encryption, making queries safe and seamless.
The voter’s data will be verified in three fundamental steps: photographing the original ID card, reading the private ID card knowing the NFC function and taking a private photograph of the voter.
Voting takes place in undeniable steps, where the voter takes an image of the ID card on both sides and then places the card’s original chip next to the phone to read the data.
The voter then takes a private photo, after which a list of photographs of applicants voting for their candidate will appear, followed by a confirmation button.
The Ministry of Interior stated that knowledge and data will be disseminated in a transparent manner through the live transmission of signals and statistics on election day, stressing that the electoral procedure for the tenth term is characterized by accuracy and transparency, especially after all. have been digitally transformed.