Paya dismisses John's voters roll objection
Thursday, July 04, 2019
Magistrate Mogi Paya, following oral evidence by the parties and submissions by their attorneys, dismissed the objection citing that John, who is an independent candidate, had not challenged Alliance for Progressives (AP) candidate, Lenong’s evidence.
“The objector’s evidence had been drawn from inferences compared to the defendant’s evidence, which was not challenged in any material way,” she said.
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...