BCP to oppose Amendment Bill introducing paper audit trail
Friday, June 08, 2018
According to BCP spokesperson, Dithapelo Keorapetse the party’s position is that VVPAT does not even remotely address their concerns about the dangers of EVM in democratic elections. He says it is not a solution but a problem in itself.
“The party has serious security, privacy and reliability as well as efficiency and effectiveness concerns about the envisaged VVPAT. We will raise these matters in Parliament and in court in August if the BDP dominated Parliament doesn’t rescind its decision to introduce EVM,” Keorapetse 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...