Iran Not to Hold City Councils Elections Electronically in Major Cities: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has called off plans to hold the 5th City and Village Councils elections in big cities, a senior member of the central board responsible for monitoring the polls announced.
Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Farhad Tajari said previously, the Interior Ministry had planned to hold the upcoming elections through using electronic ballot boxes in major cities.
However, he added that the plans have been canceled due to the possibilities for some problems in elections.
The Iranian official went on to say that the electronic elections will be held in small towns with high security.
Earlier in February, Qassem Mirzaee Nekou, another member of the central board, had told Tasnim that 11,000 machines will be used for the upcoming City and Village Councils elections.
The City and Village Councils elections is scheduled to be held simultaneously with the presidential election on May 19.
Registration of candidates for the City and Village Councils will start on March 13. Members of the councils across Iran are elected by public vote for a 4-year term.
According to article 7 of the Iranian Constitution, the local councils, together with the parliament, are "decision-making and administrative organs of the State".
