Tunisia to expand youth, female vote

2011-08-05

All Tunisians above 18 years of age who have an identity card will be allowed to vote in the October 23rd Constituent Assembly elections, Independent High Electoral Commission (ISIE) head Kamel Jendoubi said on Thursday (August 4th), ANSA reported. The measure aims at simplifying procedures and raising voter turnout. The ISIE will conduct awareness campaigns that target the under-represented categories of women and youth voters.

Source: Magharebia.
Link: http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/newsbriefs/general/2011/08/05/newsbrief-04.