Confusion at IEC as no voter registration dates set

IEC Headquarters
IEC Headquarters

There is confusion at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on whether to use the revised Electoral Act, or the old one.

Already, there is a court case in which one of the opposition parties, Botswana Congress Party (BCP), is challenging the revised Act.

The confusion arises from uncertainty in which law will be used for the 2019 general election. The IEC starts its voter registration on September 3, 2018.

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