The Electoral Commission of Zambia has denied accusations that it has introduced new polling streams for tomorrow’s by elections in an attempt to rig the poll in favour of the ruling PF.
Commission Spokesperson Margaret Chimanse said the 2016 Registered Voters per Polling District/Station listing is still valid and in use.
In view of the Press Release issued on 2nd June, “2018, the Commission would like to correct the perception created of new polling stations streams having been introduced for the 5thJune 2018 By-Elections. ECZ has not created any new polling streams. The 2016 Registered Voters per Polling District/Station listing is still valid and in use,” Mrs Chimanse said.
She said the Commission has in the past downscaled on the use of polling streams for By-Elections due to the low voter turnout trends.
“However, lessons have been drawn from the recent past By-elections of 24th April, 2018 and the following will be implemented (as stated in the Press Release of 2 June 2018),” she said.
Mrs Chimanse said the Commission will deploy Officers at stream- level in Chilanga and Chienge Districts (having met the threshold) adding that other districts do not meet the threshold.
“In Chienge, Mununga Ward with a total of five (5) Polling Stations, two (2) stations namely Mununga Primary School and Kabwe Primary School will have two (2) voting streams each, with a total of 1,318 and 1,130 registered voters respectively.”
“…..the Commission would like to correct the perception created of new polling stations streams having been introduced for the 5thJune 2018 By-Elections.”
Why keep on making mistakes as if this was the first or second election they have organized? ECZ should be aware that running any elections in Zambia is a very sensitive matter and requires very high professionalism. Unfortunately, such blunders are not helping ECZ to build trust that it requires, but instead, opening chances to be criticized.
Uyo musankwa wa upnd, he cannot accept clarifications, nor can he avoid erupting verbally like a volcano in Hawaii.
…balumbwana aba peepe! Directionless!
DIRECTIONLESS party will cry and claim its a ploy to rid
Everything is rigged
Even 2021 has been rigged already
Since when did she become Mrs Chimanse, is she married to a fellow Chimanse?