Mp wants another supplementary registration
Monday, March 03, 2014
The mover of the motion, Shoshong legislator Phillip Makgalemele also wanted “effective” voter registration campaign.
When presenting the motion, Makgalemele said that voting is an integral component of the democratic process and with the numbers recorded so far, many people would not have the opportunity to participate in the democratic process. In the general voter registration last year, 478,148 voters registered nationwide, far less than the 1.2 million the IEC had set as their target. As of Friday, only 54,096 people had registered in the supplementary voter registration exercise, which came to an end yesterday (Sunday).
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...