As for the local districts, they include three districts for the capital governorate, two districts for Irbid governorate, an electoral district for each of the rest of the kingdom’s governorates, and three districts for the Badia population. However, residents of the Jordanian Badia may run outside the local constituencies allotted to them, and any of the candidates from other local constituencies may run in the Badia constituencies as well. The voter register for the Badia constituencies will remain closed.
In the local constituencies, at least (7) seats are allocated to Christians and at least two seats to Jordanians of Circassian and Chechen descent. The number of candidates for the local constituency must not exceed the number of seats allotted to the constituency, and must not be less than two candidates, with a threshold of 7% of the total voters at the constituency level. Women’s representation are also increased by one seat for each constituency.
Candidates for seats reserved for women, Christians, or Jordanians of Circassian and Chechen descent in local districts must choose the candidacy path they desire (quota or free competition), the draft further proposes.
The law did not require public sector employees running for elections to submit their resignations, and only required them to submit an unpaid leave request 90 days before the polling date.
The draft law obligated the Independent Election Commission to provide an electronic screen available to citizens through its website, on which the procedures for collecting results can be seen in real time.
In addition to setting a spending ceiling for electoral propaganda in all electoral districts, the voter’s electoral district will be determined according to the permanent residence address. The committee says that this amendment will expand political participation and societal cohesion and reduce association with sub-identities.
Source: jordan News Agency