The Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) announced, on Monday 12 October 2026, the provision of preliminary lists of voters concerned by the vote on the removal of the mandate of a member of the local council of El Aroussa, in the Siliana governorate, representing the Mesrata local electoral district.
According to ISIE’s press release, these lists can be consulted from Tuesday 13 to Thursday 15 October 2026, at the headquarters of the Siliana Regional Elections Administration as well as on the Authority’s official website.
Two days to file appeals
ISIE clarified that voters may submit their appeals concerning the electoral lists on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 October 2026.
Requests must be submitted to the Siliana Regional Elections Administration. The required forms are available on the Authority’s official website.
Campaign participation: submissions accepted until October 15
The electoral authority also announced on 5 October the opening of the period for submitting applications to participate in the campaign related to the vote on the removal of mandate.
This procedure runs from 12 to 15 October 2026 and concerns the Mesrata local constituency, within the El Aroussa delegation.
Applications must be submitted at the headquarters of the Siliana Regional Elections Administration, located on Environment Avenue, on the second floor of the Teleworking Center.
The corresponding forms are also available on the ISIE’s official website.
Furthermore, the accreditation period for observers, journalists and guests, which opened on 29 September, will continue until 8 November 2026.
A poll scheduled for November 15
The ISIE council had approved, at its meeting on 28 September 2026, the calendar relating to the petition seeking the removal of the mandate of the concerned local council member.
This decision follows Decree No. 219 of 8 September 2026, concerning the convocation of voters for the vote scheduled for 15 November 2026.
The period for updating the electoral register, opened on 29 September, ended on 11 October.
The electoral campaign will run from 24 October to 13 November 2026, ahead of the poll to be held on Sunday, 15 November.
The vote will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the polling center set up at Mesrata Primary School, in the El Aroussa delegation.
