Prince Mit'eb Bin Abdul Aziz, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs, approved the timetable for electing members for the municipal councils.

The timetable, in its three stages, is as follows:

Stage One -- Riyadh Region:

• Registering of voters -- from Tuesday 23/11/2004 to Wednesday 22/12/2004.

• Issuing of the voters' tables -- Saturday 25/12/2004.

• Registration of nominees -- from Sunday 26/12/2004 to Thursday 30/12/2004.

• Announcement of first nominees' list -- Sunday 2/1/2005.

• Final list of nominees -- Saturday 29/1/2005.

• Election campaigns -- from Saturday 29/1/2005 to Wednesday 9/2/2005.

• Voting -- Thursday 10/2/2005.

Stage Two -- Eastern Province, Asir, Jizan, Najran, and Baha Regions:

• Registering of voters -- from Tuesday 14/12/2004 to Wednesday 12/1/2005.

• Issuing of the voters' tables -- Saturday 29/1/2005.

• Registration of nominees -- from Sunday 30/1/2005 to Thursday 3/2/2005.

• Announcement of first nominees' list -- Sunday 6/2/2005.

• Final list of nominees -- Saturday 19/2/2005.

• Election campaigns -- from Saturday 19/2/2005 to Wednesday 2/3/2005.

• Voting -- Thursday 3/3/2005.

Stage Three -- Makkah, Madina, Al-Qassim, Tabuk, Hail, Al-Jouf, and the Northern Frontier Regions:

• Registering of voters -- from Tuesday 15/2/2005 to Wednesday 16/3/2005.

• Issuing of the voters' tables -- Saturday 19/3/2005.

• Registration of nominees -- from Sunday 20/3/2005 to Thursday 24/3/2005.

• Announcement of first nominees' list -- Sunday 27/3/2005.

• Final list of nominees -- Saturday 9/4/2005.

• Election campaigns -- from Saturday 9/4/2005 to Wednesday 20/4/2005.

• Voting -- Thursday 21/4/2005.

Source:  Saudi Press Agency