(c) Voter registration in preparation for the forthcoming elections

Of necessity, voter registration is being carried out gradually.

Voter registration commenced on 20 June in Kinshasa.

Some 1.3 million voter registration forms have been received.

Several key tasks must be accomplished before voter registration can commence, including the creation of a data centre the establishment of a warehouse the deployment of county field staff the recruitment and training of voter registration staff and the procurement and receipt of registration materials.

No major incidents were reported during the voter registration period.

As electoral registration is voluntary in El Salvador, it would be unrealistic to expect the electoral rolls to provide a full coverage.

The act also created a system of special courts to adjudicate disputes over voter registration.

The voter registration process in Kinshasa closed on 31 July 2005.

Following completion of voter registration, including the registration of returning refugees, and the compilation of the computerized voters apos list, the number of registered voters has now been set at nearly 4.7 million, or some 96 per cent of the estimated eligible population.

Voter registration started at the end of last month and will continue until two weeks before the day of the vote.

a Includes offices of the Deputy Special Representatives of the Secretary General, Protocol Unit, Legal Affairs Section, Code of Conduct Community Relations Office, Quick Impact Projects Unit and Mandate Planning and Tracking Unit.

The progress towards the registration of voters, which is gathering momentum, is another concrete step.

Some 1.35 million of the estimated 1.5 million voter population registered during the voter registration period.

However, the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 introduced a move from a system of household registration to a system of individual electoral registration in Great Britain.

Notwithstanding delays and immense logistical difficulties, the outcome of voter registration is encouraging.

A petition seeking to extend the voter registration process by a month was also rejected by the Supreme Court.

Voter registration has been progressively extended to the provinces since it started in Kinshasa on 20 June.

To date, some 7.5 million has been released through the UNDP basket fund and tenders have been issued for the purchase of non lethal policing equipment.

ONUSAL apos s Electoral Division, which began to operate in September 1993, provided support for the registration of voters and delivery of voter cards, and verified the electoral campaigns and polling.

10. Welcomes the intention expressed by the French authorities to resolve in the coming years the question of voter registration

The Commission believes that it is technically feasible to conduct the registration of voters and to hold the constitutional referendum in 2005.

In particular, measures must be taken to make up for the delays in voter registration in the provinces of Equateur and Bandundu.

By 21 August, 97 per cent of the planned voter registration centres had been opened.

In that context, we are following very closely the voter registration effort currently under way under the supervision of the Organization of American States.

The essential tasks include the need to vet thousands of candidates, as required by the electoral law, and to update the voter register to ensure that all voters are registered in the province in which they intend to vote.

The mission noted that challenges remained regarding the completion of voter registration in the Provinces of Bandundu and Equateur.

The Council has noted the significant progress made the voting on a balanced Constitution and the smooth conduct of the voter registration process.

The voter registration process, which took place from 25 April to 21 May, was successful.

On 12 May, the National Transitional Legislative Assembly adopted a resolution calling for an extension of the voter registration period.

OAS has taken on the responsibility of supporting the Provisional Electoral Council in conducting the registration of voters by designing a comprehensive system.

After the completion of essential preparatory activities, the Commission will start voter registration, initially in Laayoune and Tindouf, in the course of the same month.

Voter registration will be conducted from 25 April to 21 May and the voters' registers will be exhibited from 27 June through 1 July.

Meanwhile, national police officers trained in electoral policing are being used in areas where voter registration is taking place, including for the transport and securing of electoral materials, protection of Independent Electoral Commission officials and voter registration sites and the maintenance of law and order.

77. In the period to which this report relates, the Electoral Division of ONUSAL continued to channel its efforts to expand the electoral roll, providing enormous help to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in the work of registering voters and issuing voter registration documents.

Morocco preferred to reach agreement on all criteria before registering voters although there was significant disagreement regarding the voter verification role of chiefs of tribes.

Noting recent progress in voter registration and stressing the importance that all registered voters be issued relevant credentials so as to enable broad participation in the elections,

The mission reiterated the strong support of the Security Council for the electoral process and welcomed the high population turnout for voter registration.

Meanwhile, voter registration started in the two provinces on 21 August and has generally proceeded smoothly.

Women's groups are advocating for an increased role for women in the electoral process, and the Association of Women Lawyers is implementing a strategy for monitoring the voter registration process.

Coordination efforts began three months before the referendum date and included the deployment of observers during voter registration and the referendum campaign.

The registration of eligible voters in Kinshasa, which closed on 31 July with a total of over 2.9 million registered, marked the first step of the nationwide registration programme, which will be progressively extended to all of the provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo over the coming weeks.

quot Noting recent progress in voter registration and stressing the importance that all registered voters be issued relevant credentials so as to enable broad participation in the elections,

The registration of voters is about to begin, a process that, in the absence of a national census or a national identity card, is both costly and essential.

The extensive logistic assistance provided by the Organization Mission has been vital in ensuring the implementation of the voter registration process.