AMMAN, Jordan, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Jordan announced Iraqi election officials arrived in Amman to set up offices for Iraqis living in the country to vote in March parliamentary elections.
A delegation from the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission arrived in Jordan to open an office to oversee the voting for Iraqi residents.
Nabil Sharif, a spokesman for the Jordanian minister of communication affairs, told the Jordan Times the delegation spoke with government officials to reach an agreement on the voting process for Iraqis.
"Officials representing the governments of the two countries held discussions over the past few days on the mechanisms of conducting the elections in Jordan on March 7 for Iraqi residents," he said. "The talks resulted in Jordan's approval to open eight polling stations in Amman, Zarqa and Irbid."
He noted Jordan was the first Arab country to allow Iraqis to take part in post-invasion elections, opening polling stations for the historic 2005 national elections.
The voting for Iraqis living abroad was a sticking point for Iraqi lawmakers vetting amendments to a 2005 election law that provided the framework for the March vote.
Saad Hayyani, the Iraqi envoy to Amman, said there are more than 100,000 Iraqis eligible to vote in Jordan.
