The official lists of eligible voters were distributed across ten main and vital economic sectors in the governorate. The services and consulting sector topped the list with about 88 establishments and companies, followed by the foodstuffs sector with 54 establishments, and the communications and information technology sector with 35 institutions. The rest were distributed among the construction and building materials, home furniture, automobiles and heavy machinery, financial and banking, electricity and electronics, apparel and novelty, and health and pharmaceuticals sectors.
In contrast, the final rolls revealed the presence of 33 commercial establishments and companies on the list of unpaid membership fees. The Commission explained on its official website that these names are temporarily outside the voting map and will not be allowed to participate in the electoral process unless they pay the due fees and meet the legal conditions before the end of the workday on Wednesday, November 4th.
Local observers in the governorate believe that this striking increase in the number of voters reflects growing commercial activity and a keenness by owners of institutions and companies to rectify their financial and administrative statuses to participate in shaping the upcoming commercial council, especially with the presence of 33 additional establishments on the unpaid list that have the opportunity to join the final lists if they settle their obligations before November 4th.
This expansion in the electoral base places blocs and candidates running for the elections of the boards of directors of chambers of commerce and sector representatives, scheduled for December 5th, before new decisive equations imposed by the nature of the updated numerical balances in the governorate's economic sectors.
