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Saudi Arabian women have been [registration / registering] to vote for the first time in their [history / historian] . Women will be able to vote in the city council elections [lately / later] this year. They now have a 21-day [period / parade] to register. The Saudi Gazette newspaper said the first woman to register was Safinaz Abu Al-Shamat. She said she [wanted / want] to be, "the first woman to arrive at the centre" and the first woman to register. She also said it was a national [duly / duty] to take part [in / on] elections. Another woman to register early [be / was] Jamal Al-Saadi. She told reporters that: "The participation of Saudi women in the municipal elections [was / as] voters and candidates was a dream for us. We are just at the [beginning / begin] of the road."

Letting women vote was one of the [planes / plans] of King Abdullah, who died earlier this year. The Saudi government said [given / giving] women the vote was an important [step / foot] . It added that it was, "a [significantly / significant] milestone in progress". As well as being [able / ability] to vote, many women also want to run for office and take [out / up] government positions. At least 70 women want to [run / jog] for office, and more than 80 have registered as campaign managers. One of the women who wants to be a [candidate / certificate] in the December elections is 36-year-old Haifa al-Hababi. She said she would campaign with a message [by / for] change. She said that: "Change is life. The government has given us this tool and I [intend / intent] to use it."