UDC Takes On IEC Over Supplementary Registration

Nelson Ramaotwana
Nelson Ramaotwana

The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) has told off the secretary of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on the recent announcement that the electoral body will undertake supplementary registration from January 17 to March 31, 2022.

The IEC had on January 10 issued a notice that it would undertake a supplementary voter registration. It stated that the process is meant to afford opportunities to persons who had not registered for the 2019 general elections, those who had registered but do not have a valid entry in the roll and those who turned 18 after the cut-off date for the 2019 general elections.

The notice also stated that it would allow the transfer of registration in accordance with Section 25 of the Electoral Act, which would also be available from the onset of supplementary registration. The IEC directed that all these activities are to take place at the offices of the Principal Registration Officers. However, the UDC and IEC secretary may be headed for a legal showdown after the former, through its lawyers Ramaotwana Attorneys, demanded that the electoral body should withdraw the notice as it is unlawful and totally unnecessary in view of the clear provisions of the Act.

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