Press Club polls schedule announced
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 5 December 2012
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The National Press Club in Islamabad is preparing for its upcoming elections on December 17. The election committee has outlined the schedule for nomination and objection processes.Summary
ISLAMABAD: The committee tasked with holding the National Press Club polls Wednesday announced the election schedule. Nasir Zaidi, the committee’s chairman for the December 17 elections, announced the details following a meeting Wednesday. The members on the committee are Khalid Azeem, Zafar Qazi, Imran Naeem Ahmad and Rizwan Ehsan Ali.
Listed below is the schedule:
December 6-8: Filing of nomination papers (4:00pm-8:00pm)
December 9: Examining of nomination papers by candidates (4:00pm-8:00pm)
December 10: Scrutiny and display of initial list of candidates
December 11: Filing of objections (4:00pm-8:00pm)
December 12: Hearing of objections (4:00pm-8:00pm)/Display of provisional list of candidates (10:00pm)
December 13: Withdrawal of nomination papers (by 8:00pm)/Display of final list of candidates (10:00pm)
December 17: Election Day; polling time (10:00am-7:00pm).
The nomination papers will be available at the National Press Club, Islamabad from December 6-8 between 11:00am-8:00pm daily.
KEY POINTS:
- Election Day is December 17; polling from 10:00am to 7:00pm.
- Nomination papers available from December 6-8, 11:00am to 8:00pm.
- Objections to nominations can be filed and heard on December 11 and 12.
