04 Sep 2016

The Electoral Amendment Bill NO. 10 of 2016 has been passed and is waiting signature into law.
A press release from  Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) states that the bill seeks to amend the Electoral Act to provide efficiency into the electoral system through amongst others; introducing electronic voting machine, deleting provision for supplementary voter registration, increasing penalties for election related offences, increasing candidate nomination fees.
It says it will also provide efficiency in provision for assistance of voters by election officers, and provision for voter’s education as the duty of the secretary.
Furthermore, it says the IEC is putting in place a programme to consult stakeholders on the electoral reforms which will be shared with the public.
“Consultations with various stake-holders will start on September 06 and will continue into 2019 in an endeavour to ensure appreciation and understanding of the new development by the electorates”, says the release. ENDS