Kathmandu, October 13
The Election Commission has drafted a procedure for registering the voter list of Nepali citizens residing abroad and updating it. The Commission is now inviting suggestions on this draft.
According to the draft procedure, Nepali citizens living in foreign countries who have not yet been listed in the voter registry can now be included in the system directly from abroad.
The Commission uploaded the draft procedure on its website on Thursday and has encouraged all concerned parties to provide their feedback. The draft proposes assigning countries for the registration of names in the voter list of Nepali citizens and suggests establishing centres through the respective diplomatic missions of each country.
An arrangement has been made where the commission will write to the Foreign Ministry to assign concerned employees to register names in the voter list. Nepalis living abroad could select a place and date appropriate for them for biometric collection after filling out the form through the online system if they want to register their names in the voter list.
Anyone willing to provide suggestions on the provisions incorporated in the draft could do so within November 16.
