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EU/EEM Republic of the Maldives – Presidential Election, 8 October and 28 October 2008, Final Report

Page 18: For the first time, polling arrangements were provided for citizens residing overseas (albeit at selected locations). This required the electoral registration of citizens abroad.

Page 27: In the first round 65 polling took place in 396 polling stations including 13 established in tourist resorts, some 50 stations established for persons outside their place of registration (i.e. permanent residence), mostly in Mal?, 2 prisons, and four stations located abroad.

Maldives People's Majlis (Parliamentary)  Elections, 9 May 2009, Report of the Commonwealth Expert Team

Page 14: The Commission announced that 398 Polling Committees (PCs) would be established to administer voting at 398 Voting Centres (including Centres in 3 overseas locations, at some „resort‟ and "industrial" islands, andin prisons). Polling Committees would comprise between eight and ten members, depending on the number of voters registered at each Voting Centre.

Page 16: The Commission stated to the Team that 158,000 voters would vote in their permanent place of residence, with 54,500 voters casting their ballots in their temporary places of residence (including industrial and resort workers). 1,256 voters had registered to vote at the three overseas Voting Centres.