RAMALLAH, May 6, 2017 (WAFA) – Security forces will vote early in local elections that will be held in the West Bank only on May 13, the Central Elections Commission (CEC) said on Saturday.

Early voting of security forces will take place on Thursday, from 7:00 in the morning until 7:00 in the evening local time, it said.

This will enable them from exercising their electoral light while undertaking their responsibility in securing the official elections day on May 13, said the CEC.

The CEC will open 10 polling centers with 26 polling stations including  25 localities of the West Bank which have more than 200 registered security personnel. The total number of registered security forces in these localities is 11,000 voters.

At the end of the pre-voting day, the ballot boxes will be transferred and securely kept in special rooms inside each center. Ballot boxes will be open for tabulation at the end of the official polling day and the results will be announced on the official day of declaration of election results.

Security personnel whose names are not listed in the early voting lists will be entitled to vote on the official elections day, provided they are registered voters, said CEC.

M.K.