BNF councillor takes BDP to court over elections
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
The urgent application was heard in the evening of Monday May 29, 2017 and Otlaadisa succeeded in interdicting the re-election which was to be held on Tuesday 30, May 2017. The Council Secretary had issued a Notice of Convocation of a meeting to re-elect a chairperson and its deputy, again.
The Council Secretary claims that elections were not properly run as two ex-officio members did not vote after they were advised that the standing orders made them ineligible to cast a vote.
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...