Study vindicates opposition on EVMs

The EVMs might be used at the 2019 general elections should the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) fail in its court bid to stop the government from introducing the machines.

The BCP is questioning certain legalities of using the machines. Researchers across the world have also opined that the machines are prone to hacking and can be used to manipulate election results. A legislation to introduce the use of EVMs was rubberstamped by the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) legislators last year in Parliament. The government, through the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), has reasoned that it is introducing EVMs in order to speed up the voting process.