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Ballot papers to arrive on September 13

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ECZ Chairperson Ireen Mambilima

BALLOT papers for the September 20 tripartite elections will arrive in the country on September 13, Electoral Commission of Zambia(ECZ) chairperson Ireen Mambilima has said.

Justice Mambilima said the consignment would be loaded on a cargo flight on Monday, September 12 in readiness for a direct flight to Lusaka the following day.

Speaking during the briefing for political party representatives, observers and Journalists at the Uniprint Boardroom, Justice Mambilima said Universal Print Group (UPG) had confirmed the flight schedule for the consignment of ballot papers.

“The contractor has confirmed that the consignment will be loaded on the cargo plane a day before so that all security formalities can be done before finally airlifting the ballot papers to Lusaka. This slight delay has been caused by the change from their usual Johannesburg route to flying directly to Lusaka but for us really it will still be on schedule,” she said.

Justice Mambilima who has been in Durban since Sunday for an on the spot check of the printing of the ballot papers, however, said the time for the flight would only be made known by the printer.

She said ECZ would immediately communicate with all political parties to receive the consignment at Lusaka International Airport. She was confident that the electoral body would be on schedule.

“We are very sure we will be on schedule and the ballot papers will reach all the areas on time because this work is on-going and immediately we receive the ballot papers in Lusaka, it will be non-stop,” she said.

She also urged the observers and all stakeholders involved here to ensure they worked overnight for the remaining few days to ensure the printing of the remaining ballot papers for local government candidates were completed on time.

“It is a huge task but we have to do it. I have spoken to the people here to allow you people work even overnight so that hopefully even in the next two to three days, work can finish so that we continue with proofreading and just other corrections,” she said.

Justice Mambilima also commended the stakeholders here for being part of the electoral process on behalf of the 13 million Zambians.

Printing of ballot papers for presidential and parliamentary candidates have since been completed. On Wednesday, Justice Mambilima ballot papers for local government candidates for Luapula and Central Provinces had been completed.

While in Durban Justice Mambilima inspected the printing of ballots for local government candidates and witnessed the proofreading being done by the representatives of the various political parties taking part in this year’s elections.
[Times of Zambia]

12 COMMENTS

  1. Mambilima, what is your strategy in announcing the election results. Announcing urban results first will give sata fake hope as usual, and this can cause problems.

  2. Africans now how to make allowances, those so called representatives “Do they know anything about printing? even feeding papers, adding security marks by computer, etc so what the hell shud they be pleaded to work overnight? It must be UPG management to plead with ..Sha

  3. Hopefully, the representatives who went to witness the printing of these ballot papers will still stay there to the day the papers are loaded on the plane.

    Any delays to deliver the ballot papers to the respective polling stations must be rejected. No polling time extensions must be entertained. This election is very important, perhaps there is a lot more ridding on it than all the polls we have had in recent years, with the exception of course, of the 1991 elections.

    The 2011 polls must settle it once for all for us, whether we choose to stick with the MMD or to change for a new government led by the PF or by the UPND. What we want is development, unified vision and mission, no politically motivated time wasting. We want a vibrant delivery of services to the public.

  4. Hope the reps will stay up all night to guard the plane once the ballot papers have been loaded. I hope the justice has a strategy to ensure that the ballot papers are delivered to their respective constituencies on time and that polling stations will open at the prescribed time. We want the process to be as efficient as possible and MOST importantly trouble free. Lets use the ballot and not fists please. May the best Candidate win.

  5. No need for anyone to stay up and wait for the plane. Airports i n Durban are so well manned both manually and electronically! It there will be any tempering, it could only happen in Zambia where our systems are so week! Good job to ECZ for the proactiveness in attempting to cast aside the PF’s claims of fraud. The SA government and its agences keep this information so securerly and is open to sharing with anyone whose intention is to use it for a good cause!Once the papers are in Zed, its up to the PF’s to employ any extra special means it thinks will best safeguarded its interests!

  6. madam please do a good job for the sake of pregnant mothers,elderly,lame, children and the blessed mother zambia.13 million zambians lives are at your hand, hence we pray that GOD may guide you so that you save this country and not to listern these politician who may mislead you to gain their interest.

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