The National Elections Commission said that applications for the 2016 voters’ name list will be accepted from Thursday, September 1.

Additional Elections Commissioner M.M. Mohamed said that request forms can be obtained from state institutions that display a draft of the voters’ list.

He added that the applications should be handed over to the district secretaries before September 28.

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