It's 11 years late, but re-registration is finally here. The last time the government cleaned up the voter's list was 1997, over two decades ago. The Elections and Boundaries Office has been preparing for the two month long operation which starts on Monday, July second. They have budgeted about $8 million to get it done and today Chief Elections Officer, Josephine Tamai, told the media how they plan to get it done ...
Josephine Tamai - Chief Elections Officer
"From the Elections and Boundaries standpoint we are prepared for the mass re-registration commencing this Monday the 2nd of July, 2018. As persons know this exercise commences on Monday and the mass registration at the various registration centers will close on the 31st of August 2018. After the 31st, which starts on the 1st of September then persons will be required to visit our regular registration offices throughout the country to do their registration. We want to urge persons to take advantage of the opportunity at the registration centers that we will be having. We will be reaching out to persons in order for them to have access to the registration centers. These centers, I want to remind the public that these centers will be opened from Monday to Fridays from 9am to 7pm, on Saturdays from 10am to 4pm. Where we will be having visits in the villages and in some other areas, those visits will take place between the hours of 9am and 5pm on those days."
Re-registration officially starts on July 2nd. Information about registration centers will be available in newspapers as well as ELECTIONS.GOV.BZ.
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