سرية التصويت في قانون الانتخاب الأردني و دوره في ضمان نزاهة الانتخاب : دراسة مقارنة

Abstract EN

The principle of secrecy of voting in the general election is fundamental for holding a free and fair election on the grounds that it provides a legal safeguard to voters that their votes will remain confidential.

Although the Provisional Law of Election of the Jordanian House of Deputies No.

(9) for the year 2010 had expressively, provided that the ballot is secret and direct, but the voting mechanism, especially for those who are unable to read and write by whispering to the Chairman of the Voting Committee violates the principle of confidentiality.

Moreover, the Jordanian Law of Election does not provide for a voting mechanism for voters with physical disabilities who are unable to attend at the polling station.

Therefore, there is a room to review the voting mechanism by preparing special kinds of ballot papers for voters who are unable to read and write and those with special needs, or by adopting new methods of voting which do not require voters to attend in person at the polling station, such as voting by registered mail or by proxy, to preserve the international protection provided for the principle of secrecy of voting in the international treaties and conventions to which Jordan is a party.

Key words: The principle of secrecy of voting, the Provisional Law of Election to the House of Deputies No.

(9) for the year 2010, the voting mechanism for illiterates and who are unable to read and write by whispering, voting by registered mail or by proxy, the offence of vote-buying, the punishments for violating the principle of secrecy of voting.