The Electoral Commission of Zambia, ECZ, has appealed to members of the public to respect calls for them to vote in areas where they registered in the 2006 Tripartite Elections.
ECZ Public Relations, Chris Akufuna said the commission would employ the old voters’ registrar in the October 30 Presidential elections due to inadequate time available in which a new voters roll could be prepared.
Mr Akufuna told ZANIS in Kalulushi that the Commission had only 90 days in which to prepare the the presidential polls as stipulated by Law and that this was not adequate time to prepare a new Voter register to accommodate new voters.
He was responding to concerns raised by some Kalulushi residents over the decision by the Commission to only replace lost Voters Cards while voting for only for voters who would report to their respective areas where they register from.
Mr Akunfa said the commission had no option apart from allowing people with lost cards to get back to their respective areas were they registered in 2006 for actual voting.
One electorate a Mr Lackson Simbeya of Ichimpe in Kalulushi said he registered from Isoka in 2006 hence feared that he risk not voting in the October elections due to high transport costs.
Meanwhile, the electorate in Chati Peri-Urban area are happy that most people in the area were aware of the day of voting and thanked the Commission for the improved voter education conducted in the area.
Meanwhile, Kitwe Electoral Officer, Ali Simwinga, has challenged polling staff and political parties to conduct free and fair elections in the forth coming Presidential election to enhance good governance and accountability in the country.
Mr Simwinga said there was need for the polling staff to assist members of the public to cast their votes freely.
He said this in Kitwe today during the official opening of a two-day briefing meeting for polling staff, political parties and observers in the October 30, Presidential election.
He added that if Polling officers were not knowledgeable and conversant with the electoral process they would throw the all process in disarray.
He further said the Electoral Commission of Zambia had introduced a mock test for all polling staff to ensure that only competent people were picked to conduct elections.
Mr Simwinga observed that the polling officers must conduct themselves in a more professional manner to ensure that the polls were free and fair.
Zambia goes to the polls on October 30 to elect a new President following the death of Dr Levy Mwanawasa on August 19 this year.
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Tagore Primary school in monze town …viva HH
We shall indeed vote for umwaiche HH. God bless Zambia and HH.
where else would you have imagined us to be voting from?
Those who lost their voters cards must vote from where they registered because they are careless.If you are in kalulushi but you registered in isoka or mbala go back or don’t vote.Pay for your carelessness.
The rule of rigging dictates that “any registered voter absent from voting,dead or alive ,will be counted as voted for the current govt”.
we know^^^^
Could someone please enlighten me. I’m a registered voter with a valid voter’s card but didn’t vote in 2006 elections due to unforeseen circumstances. Am l eligible to take part in these coming presidential elections (i.e. in the area l registered from)?.
what if people have moved to new a new town?
#7 Shimaini you are eligible.
Mwebantu sure I have a problem, I cant stop dancing to HH’s theme song. Nacilila bane like it will be on the inuaguration day. HHHH go gooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Just go to hakainde.com, you will believe me.
I CANT AGREE WITH YOU MORE,INDEED THERE IS TOO MUCH WISHFUL THINKING IN THE PF CAMP.SATA IS LEADIND BY FAR IN TERMS OF GAFFES,WAFFLING AND FLIP FLOPPING,THE OLD MAN AINT GOT NO DIRECTION ON ANYTHING. BUT I HAVE SOLACE IN THAT HIS ELECTORAL COLLEGE IS MADE UP OF NONE VOTERS’ CARDS HOLDERS WHO JUST GO TO HIS RALLIES TO BE ENTERTAINED BY HIS LOOKS AND INSOLENCE.ZAMBIANS,PLEASE THIS THE ONLY CHANCE TO BRING IN SANITY AND ORDER INTO OUR POLITICS UNLESS YOU WANT ANOTHER STATE FUNERAL SOON. HEART ATTACK IS EVEN WORSE,IT COMES ALSO BY AGE.VOTE FOR THE YOUNGER ONE.
SATA IS WINNING, PABWATO.
# 11 Lusaka campus Monk, i hear if RB wins we wnt b moving in2 town,ati emo mwakulacheshela nama monks yamu street,ati mabwe yeka yeka
wechipuba RB
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