Southerners happy with election machine :: Mmegi Online

JWANENG: Local authorities in the Southern region have hailed the electronic voting machine (EVM) as a time preservation tool during elections. Speaking during a consultative workshop organised by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in Jwaneng on Wednesday, different participants, amongst them districts commissioners and councillors, were of the view that the machine will save cost, time and eliminate human errors.

After the 2009 elections, Parliament was worried about the lengthy process during voting and the time candidates wait for the results to be released. A task team was sent to observe elections in India where they came across the EVM for the first time and wrote a comprehensive report to IEC and Parliament.

A member of the task team, Mephato Reatile revealed in an interview that Parliament at the time wanted to adopt the system and use it for the 2014 elections, but due to logistics, which included consultations, there was a delay. He said in 2016 there was another benchmarking trip to India and Namibia where they were again impressed by the EVM.

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