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{{Politics of Saudi Arabia}}
'''Municipal elections''' in [[List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabian towns and cities]], initially planned for 31 October 2009,<ref name="Star_KSA_municip_2011" /> are to be held on 22 September 2011.<ref name="alawsat_details" /> Women may not participate in the elections.<ref name="
==Background==
[[Local elections|Municipal elections]] were originally planned to be held on 31 October 2009 in Saudi Arabia.<ref name="Star_KSA_municip_2011">{{cite news | first= | last= | pages= | language =| title=Saudi Arabia to hold elections next month after year and a half delay | date=2011-03-22 | publisher=[[The Star]]/[[Associated Press|AP]] | url=http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/958117--saudi-arabia-to-hold-elections-next-month-after-year-and-a-half-delay |accessdate=2011-03-22 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5xNsBXcwF |archivedate=2011-03-22 |deadurl=no | location=Toronto}}</ref> The elections were not held in 2009. Governmental authorities stated that the delay was caused by the need to "expand the electorate and study the possibility of allowing women to vote."<ref name="Star_KSA_municip_2011" /> ''[[Associated Press]]'' described the announcement that an election would be held in 2011 as having "coincided with [[2011 Saudi Arabian protests|rumblings of dissent in Saudi Arabia]] stemming from the wave of political unrest in the Arab world."<ref name="Star_KSA_municip_2011" /> On 22–23 March 2011, officials of the [[Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia|Ministry of Municipal and Rural affairs]] announced that the elections would held on 22 September 2011.<ref name="alawsat_details">{{cite news | first=Abeed | last=al-Suhaimy | pages= | language =| title=Saudi Arabia announces municipal elections | date=2011-03-23 | publisher=[[Asharq al-Awsat]] | url=http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=24616 |accessdate=2011-04-02 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5xePFpuTH |archivedate=2011-04-02 |deadurl=no }}</ref>
Half of the local council seats are to be decided in the election and the other half are appointed.<ref name="
==Electoral process==
Voter registration started on 23 April and should continue to 19 May<ref name="
The period of electoral campaigning will be decided after candidate registration has closed.<ref name="alawsat_details" /> The municipal councils will be created in October, following the election, and will have a term of 6 years.<ref name="alawsat_details" />
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==References==
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<ref name="saudi_women_revolution">{{cite web| last =Kareem| first =Mona| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =The Saudi Women Revolution Statement | work =| publisher =| date =2011-03-18| url =http://monakareem.blogspot.com/2011/03/saudi-women-revolution-statement.html
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<ref name="ArabNews_285councils">{{cite news | first= | last= | pages= | language =| title=Women plan to show up at poll centers | date=2011-04-22 | publisher=[[Arab News]] | url=http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article370053.ece |accessdate=2011-04-25 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5yDYxD8Hr |archivedate=2011-04-25 |deadurl=no }}
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[[Category:2011 in Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Elections in Saudi Arabia]]
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