Dow moves against voter-traffickers

Dow made her proposal for the introduction of a vetting process to confirm eligibility to vote in any particular district when she made her contribution last week to President Ian Khama’s State of the Nation address. She said the key elements of this reform would be the introduction of documentary proof of residence and that in the event of no documentary proof being available, an affidavit of residence and eligibility to vote in the district should be produced.

To facilitate this, she said registration officers could serve as commissioners of oath, in terms of The Commissioners of Oaths Act, during election registration.