Speaking to KUNA, he noted that this was the second time that women participated in municipal elections.
On his part, Justice Tareq Al-Jaber, who heads a sub-committee in Jabriya, he said that the turnout was very low and attributed this to the hot weather and the onset of summer, as well as the fact that this was a weekday and that many people were at work.
As for Justice Abdulsamad Al-Kanderi, another sub-committee head, said several factors contributed to the low turnout, including the fact that the recent parliamentary elections had just been held and that many were weary of them.
Meanwhile, civil defense teams were deployed to the polling stations in case of emergency.
Huda Al-Rashed and Thuraya Ameen, two volunteers, told KUNA that they had come to the polling station at 6:00 a.m., noting that the voting process was running smoothly.
As for Mishaal Al-Ghadhban, another volunteer, he said that the situation was calm and that no cases of emergency had been reported so far.
His colleague Mohammad Burhama said such events required the consolidation of efforts of youth and their cooperation.
Voting in the 11 residential areas of the fourth constituency had begun at 8:00 a.m. and will continue for 12 hours.
Voting for the Municipal Council follows the ten-constituency system.
The fourth constituency seat became vacant after Abdulaziz Al-Shayji was elected MP in the May 17 parliamentary elections.
