high elections committee
HEC receives applications for electoral campaigns
Egypt
January 21, 2015
HEC receives applications for electoral campaigns
The High Elections Committee (HEC) has begun receiving applications on Wednesday by media outlets for the coverage of for the…
Sisi orders the formation of the High Elections Committee
Egypt
July 15, 2014
Sisi orders the formation of the High Elections Committee
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday issued presidential decree no. 231 for the year 2014 to form the High Elections…
HEC receives African and international delegations
Egypt
May 25, 2014
HEC receives African and international delegations
The High Elections Commission said it received delegations of international observers, including the COMESA market, the Coast and Sahara States,…
HEC cancels voting deadline for expats
Egypt
January 8, 2014
HEC cancels voting deadline for expats
The High Elections Committee (HEC) has canceled the 12 January deadline for expatriates voting in the referendum on the Constitution…
High Elections Committee suggests fine for skipping referendum
Egypt
December 11, 2013
High Elections Committee suggests fine for skipping referendum
Senior sources at the High Elections Committee said is considering suggesting a fine of LE 500 for citizens who fail…
No rules regulating constitution referendum campaigning
Egypt
October 30, 2013
No rules regulating constitution referendum campaigning
Hisham Mokhtar, spokesperson for the High Elections Committee, has said that there would not be any rules to regulate the…
Dates to declare candidacy in upcoming elections to be announced Saturday
Egypt
February 28, 2013
Dates to declare candidacy in upcoming elections to be announced Saturday
The opening date to declare candidacy in the upcoming parliamentary elections is slated to be announced on Saturday, said High…
Elections committee approves international monitoring of elections
Egypt
February 25, 2013
Elections committee approves international monitoring of elections
The High Elections Committee agreed to allow four international and 50 local organizations to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections. Permission…
Rights group: If complaints not addressed, referendum voting should be repeated
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Rights group: If complaints not addressed, referendum voting should be repeated
Local rights groups may appeal to the international community to apply pressure on the Morsy administration to repeat the first…
Tantawi speeds up preparations for presidential vote
Egypt
February 6, 2012
Tantawi speeds up preparations for presidential vote
Candidates can register to run in presidential elections beginning on 10 March, Counselor Abdel Moaz Ibrahim, high elections commission chief,…