91% of eligible voters registered
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has registered 1 467 604 eligible voters for the national and presidential elections scheduled for 27 November.
ECN chief electoral officer Peter Shaama reported that, by the close of the general registration period on 1 August, 91% of the more than 1.7 million eligible voters had been registered both within the country and at Namibian diplomatic missions abroad.
He said the commission will now start demobilising the registration teams, both locally and internationally, and will return all registration materials and equipment to the ECN headquarters.
“This will be followed by the uploading of the registration data to the central server and the commencement of the automatic fingerprint identification system process, data segregation and the production of the provisional voters register (PVR).”
The PVR will be published in the Government Gazette on 29 August, and will be available for inspection and objections at designated locations, to be announced at a later stage, within the timelines set in the electoral calendar.
"The collective efforts of our stakeholders in supporting and enhancing the commission’s communication drive and strategy to have eligible voters registered are invaluable," the ECN stated.
ECN chief electoral officer Peter Shaama reported that, by the close of the general registration period on 1 August, 91% of the more than 1.7 million eligible voters had been registered both within the country and at Namibian diplomatic missions abroad.
He said the commission will now start demobilising the registration teams, both locally and internationally, and will return all registration materials and equipment to the ECN headquarters.
“This will be followed by the uploading of the registration data to the central server and the commencement of the automatic fingerprint identification system process, data segregation and the production of the provisional voters register (PVR).”
The PVR will be published in the Government Gazette on 29 August, and will be available for inspection and objections at designated locations, to be announced at a later stage, within the timelines set in the electoral calendar.
"The collective efforts of our stakeholders in supporting and enhancing the commission’s communication drive and strategy to have eligible voters registered are invaluable," the ECN stated.
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