Give IEC more resources- Goya
Friday, March 12, 2010
Commenting on the budget allocation for the IEC on Wednesday, Goya said the IEC should also be provided with sufficient resources and staff to cover areas where it does not have offices instead of having members of the public travel long distances to access IEC services.
He said employees of the IEC work long and odd hours without overtime pay and that, in some instances, officers of the IEC are unable to do their work when drivers are not on duty.
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...