The Somaliland Electoral Commission is set to distribute voter cards to participants in the latest electoral registration process.
The Commission unveiled this plan at a press briefing in Hargeisa on Wednesday, announcing that the 10-day distribution period will kick off on May 31, 2023.
“The National Commission of Somaliland wishes to inform all citizens who enrolled during the 2022/2023 voter registration that the official voter card distribution will start nationwide on May 31, 2023,” a statement from the Commission indicated.
While this marks the beginning of voter card distribution, the Commission has yet to confirm a specific election date. Observers have questioned the Commission’s earlier assertion that the presidential election would occur within a nine-month window.
The government and opposition parties are still negotiating the order of the upcoming presidential and political organization elections.
