Sparks fly in heated EVM case

Thursday, August 24, 2017

FRANCISTOWN: The fight over the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) hit a new high on Wednesday when the Attorney General (AG) applied for the case of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) to be dismissed over a technicality, being the late filing of a declaration.

The epic battle pits the BCP against the AG as well as the chairperson and secretary of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

Amongst other reliefs, the BCP wants all sections of the Electoral (Amendment) Act, which provide for the replacement of voting by ballot paper with EVMs, to be declared unconstitutional and struck out.

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Sparks fly in heated EVM case

FRANCISTOWN: The fight over the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) hit a new high on Wednesday when the Attorney General (AG) applied for the case of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) to be dismissed over a technicality, being the late filing of a declaration.

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