Petitions Reveal Lack Of Electoral Savvy

Njaretsame and Molapo witnesses in the Mogalakwe election petition PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Njaretsame and Molapo witnesses in the Mogalakwe election petition PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

It has become evident from the recent and ongoing electoral petitions that there are many voters who get into a voting booth without the knowledge of how to vote for their ideal candidates whilst also lacking the necessary electoral savvy.

The petitions against the October 23, 2019 General Election outcome have also revealed that in some instances voters just want to vote for those who have assisted and supported them in their daily lives, especially council candidates.

One of the witnesses in the Mogalakwe Mogalakwe petition case, which is underway at the High Court, sent shockwaves when she could not answer questions posed by the respondent’s counsel during cross-examination. The witness, Mmamakgabe Motshee said: “I told the person who was there that I wanted to vote for (Alliance for Progressives’) Mogalakwe. It is just that I was not the one marking. I had told them what I wanted marked”.

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