| The Independent Electoral Commission for Iraq (IECI) said that the approximate number of Iraqis who are eligible to take part in the referendum and elections has increased to 15.5 million voters, after nearly 1 million citizens were added to the voter records of the last elections. Dr. Fareed Ayar, an IECI member, said the deadline for recording voters will end today, when the time period given to Anbar governorate expires. He explained the registration centers have recorded more than 947,000 new voters. |