Electronic voting on the cards

This means that there is a possibility that electronic voting might be used in the 2019 elections. Recently, Botswana has been benchmarking on electronic voting in different countries like Namibia amongst others. The electoral amendment bill includes electronic voting, registration of voters, preparation of rolls, deleting provisions for supplementary rolls and assistance of voters by election officers.

“Electronic registration is provided for under clause 5. Clause 7 provides for other means of advertisement of elections outside Botswana. Principal registration appearing at sections 17 to 24 of the act has been replaced with “principal election officer” at clauses 11 to 16.  Clause 18 amends the act by providing that a proposer, seconder or supporter shall sign a nomination form in Form O for one candidate only,” the bill says.