Ballot papers printed outside Botswana

Baloi was answering a question during a workshop organised for VDC's by Independent Electoral on Tuesday. He said that like bank notes, ballot papers need to have security features and that there is no local company with resources to do that. He said while there may be expertise locally, the machines made for the purpose are expensive, and most people would not want to buy them especially considering that they are likely to become useful only towards election time. He said Botswana printed its ballot papers in South Africa.

Baloi further said it was necessary for his office to run a workshop for VDC members so that as the local parliament VDC's can appreciate and understand what IEC is doing and also come up with suggestions that would improve the electoral processes of the country.