Inspection of vote material an attack on us- IEC

IEC Lawyers PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
IEC Lawyers PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) petitioners were given a lifeline to inspect election materials ahead of their petition trial but for the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) it is an attack on its integrity.

The IEC, which tried to block the inspection, were objecting a request by the petitioners to be allowed to inspect election materials saying the materials were personal and should not be made public. This was in relation to Noah Salakae and five others who had applied to the Court to inspect the election materials.

IEC advocate, Andrew Redding SC during arguments on Wednesday said making the election material public could compromise individual security as they could reveal who voted for what.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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