Iraq’s Election Commission Receives 50 Records to Begin National ID Card Simulation
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- Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission received data from some of its employees as a sample for studying use of the unified national ID card in the next election.
- The commission will conduct technical tests and simulations in line with decisions from a workshop held at the end of August.
Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission has received 50 staff records to begin a study of whether the unified national ID card can be used in the upcoming electoral process.
The employee data will serve as a sample for completing the study and carrying out the necessary technical tests and simulations. The work follows decisions adopted at a workshop held at the end of August.
The commission’s action marks a preparatory step toward possible adoption of the national card in the next election. The supplied report does not state whether the system has been approved for use.
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Originally published by Alsumaria in Arabic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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