2016 Aspiring Member of Parliament for Kabwata Constituency Michael “Miko” Zulu has appealed to the Electoral Commission of Zambia to find ways in which the visually impaired voters can have their vote protected.
Speaking in an interview Mr. Zulu says protecting the votes of the visually impaired voters is a source of concern that currently as they use other persons to cast their votes.
“It is a source of concern that currently, visually impaired voters have another person cast their vote for them, with no evidence that they have cast the intended vote,” said Mr. Zulu.
Mr Zulu has therefore appealed to the Electoral Commission of Zambia ECZ to invest in BRAILLE BALLOT PAPERS to enable the visually impaired voters cast their vote confidentially.
Mr. Zulu has also called on the ECZ to conduct continuous voter registration so as to avoid de franchising would voters whenever there is a snap election such as the current situation where a lot of would be voters will not vote.
Michael Zulu is a renowned musician, Human Rights Activist and 2016 aspiring Member of Parliament for Kabwata Constituency.
2015 vote PF ( Edgar )
I thank you
Stop dreaming. Why waste huge investments on Braille ballots? Braille ballots can be also raise questions of integrity. Each secret ballot must not leave clues as to who the voter was. The likelihood of tracing the blind voter back to the Braille ballot is significantly higher than the ordinary ballot. It is more pragmatic to proceed the as is the practice now. At the present moment, all that is needed is for the blind voter to be assisted appropriately by relatives, friends, comrades or social workers that are mutually acceptable to ECZ.
Miko for president