1,263 centers set up for municipal elections

JEDDAH: The government has set up 1,263 polling centers in 284 municipalities across the Kingdom for the Dec. 12 elections.
The whole process, including campaigning by candidates, takes place over three months, starting from Aug. 22 with the registration of voters.
The committee overseeing the elections has also set up 250 centers for emergencies if the others are inundated with voters. Each station has a capacity to handle 3,000 people.
The country’s third municipal elections will see 511 new centers set up, a 68 percent increase from the last elections when there were 752. Of the new centers, 424 are for women.
Riyadh has 250 centers across 48 municipalities. Of the 105 new centers, 85 are for women and 20 for men. In Jeddah, there are 108 in 16 municipalities. Of the 40 new centers, 34 are for women and six for men.