No date yet for BPP primaries
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The voters’ registration process was delayed by a court application that the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) instituted legal action against the electoral management body, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
The UDC eventually lost the case after the country’s apex court, Court of Appeal (CoA), made a ruling that there is no provision in law that allows the UDC’s agents to observe and monitor the voters’ registration exercise.
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...