Election type

Maldives, Transparency Maldives Election Observation Report, Presidential Election 2018, Election Day Observation, accessed 24 April 2019

"TM drew a sample of 242 ballot boxes using stratified sampling method. In order to apply the stratified sampling, the country was divided into 6 strata: Male’, 20 administrative atolls, prisons, resorts, industrial islands and abroad."

Maldives, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), 2019 Parliamentary Elections, Frequently Asked Questions, accessed 24 April 2019

Is out-of-country voting allowed?

Yes. Voting will be organized at Maldivian embassies and consulates in countries with a sizeable Maldivian population and with more than 150 registered voters. Polling stations will be placed in four cities – Colombo, Sri Lanka; Trivandrum, India; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and London, United Kingdom (U.K.) – with the following voting hours:

• India: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

• Sri Lanka: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

• Malaysia: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

• U.K.: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.