This wrong, we must never run out of ballot papers
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
One of the most fundamental rules of any election is being violated in here. The IEC as the elections management body needs to explain this and explain it urgently. The politicians are saying what they wish to say but we all know of their selfish interests.
The IEC having been given responsibility must account. If there has been any interference they must come out and say so, if no interference then they must explain how this no brainer of an issue came about. This state of affairs constitutes a threat to national security: we are going into perhaps the most contested election since 1994, there have been various allegations and the last thing we need is the result to be contested because some people did not vote.
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...