Voting abandoned in Rasesa
Monday, October 20, 2014
The IEC found itself in all sorts of problems on Saturday as civil servants went to the polls ahead of the Friday general elections.
On Saturday problems ranged from missing ballot papers of candidates, insufficient ballot paper, voters finding that they have been transferred to a different polling district without their knowledge, among others. In some places voting was continuing yesterday due to delays in delivering ballot papers.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...