CAIRO: With elections scheduled for November, the head of the newly launched Supreme Elections Committee, which is to begin work in earnest in September, told local newspapers here of the policies they are looking to implement ahead of the country's first poll since former President Hosni Mubarak was ousted on February 11. Committee Chairman Abdel-Moaz Ibahrim said in a press statement that a few policies have been decided by the election committee. He said that the judiciary would be solely responsible for the election, adding that there would be “a judge for every ballot box.” This comes after Egypt's ruling military junta ruled out allowing international election monitors into the country, sparking frustration from local human rights groups. On the issue of expatriate Egyptians voting in the coming elections, Ibrahim stated that it is still under study by the committee, adding that there is no means of placing judicial supervision over voting outside Egypt. Ibrahim also said that a number the other bodies would be involved in overseeing the voting including the General Prosecution, the State Council, the Administrative Prosecution Authority and the Body of State Lawsuits. BM
