Voting Abroad

Out Of Country Voting System
During
The Egyptian Presidential Election 2014

Law no. 22 /2014 Regulating Presidential Elections permits for ones who reside either constantly or accidently, for any reason outside Arab Republic Of Egypt during the election that is determined to be conducted abroad in the period from the 15^th to the 18^th of May 2014 (extended till the 19^th of May.) to vote before a nearer polling station premises in the state where he/she resides considering two terms:
First: He/she should be registered in voters database.
Second: He/she should have a valid national identity card or a passport including national number.

Voting Process abroad shall be conducted through electronic data system secured utterly linking all polling stations together. This system shall fulfill the following:
1- permitting for ones who reside outside Egypt during days determined to voting abroad to exercise he/she electoral right without any previous registration.
2- Permitting for ones who already register he/she names in any electoral premises abroad concerning previous electoral merits to vote in the same premises or any other premises abroad either in the same state or other state.
3- Permitting for ones who already register their names in any electoral premises abroad concerning previous electoral merits and don't vote abroad in current voting and present in the days determined for election inside the state to vote in the polling station where he/she is registered according to his/her residence that is fixed in national identity card without any need to take any procedures as any citizen inside the state.
4- Making sure that the ones who wish to vote abroad, are registered in voters database and they don't previously vote before same polling station or before any other polling station abroad.
5- affirming attendance of voters abroad in central database inside Arab Republic of Egypt
6- Not permitting for ones who vote abroad to vote for second time in the elections inside Arab Republic of Egypt. As the name of the one who votes abroad by "presidential Election Committee" will be removed from the voters lists in polling station inside Arab Republic of Egypt.
7- Such system shall permit for ones who vote abroad in first round to exercise his/her right to vote in second round -if found- inside the state in case of his existence in it or vise versa

PEC anticipates that all shall persist in voting and suggest any procedure to facilitate the voting process outside the country.

Presidential Election Committee