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IEC shrugs off registration responsibility

The IEC has set a target to register 1.7 million people PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The IEC has set a target to register 1.7 million people PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

As voters’ registration ends tomorrow with the number of registered voters still falling short of target the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has indicated that its responsibility is electoral management not pushing people to the polling stations.

The IEC has set a target to register 1.7 million, which many believe that the organisation cannot easily reach unless there is a robust campaign to register more people.

As of this week, the electoral body revealed that only 451,870 have registered to vote meaning more than 50% of the intended target had not registered approaching the deadline day.

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