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ECZ exploring ways of establishing an online voter registration system

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Chairperson Judge Esau Chulu
Chairperson Judge Esau Chulu

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says it is exploring ways of establishing an online voter registration system ahead of the 2021 general elections.

ECZ Chairperson Justice Esau Chulu says the commission recognises that majority of voters in the next general polls will be young people who are technologically minded and wants to reach them together with those with limited time to visit voter registration
centres.

And Justice Chulu says with just under three years to go before the 2021 general elections, the Commission has commenced preparations and will in 2019 undertake a delimitation exercise to demarcate constituencies, wards and polling district boundaries.

He says this process is a pre-requisite to voter registration and cardinal in reducing the distances to polling stations that the electorate need to cover.

Justice Chulu said this in Lusaka last evening when he launched the Commission’s 2018 to 2022 Strategic Plan which establishes the platform for implementation of strategic initiatives that will facilitate processes, leading up to the 2021 General elections
and beyond.

The five-year Strategic Plan Themed: ”Efficient and Credible Delivery of Elections” amplifies the Commission’s commitment, as an Independent Constitutional Body, to effectively manage and deliver credible elections.

Meanwhile, Justice Chulu said the Commission has concluded a research on the causes of high number of rejected ballot papers and voter apathy during the 2016 General Elections and Referendum.

He said the consolidation of results is currently ongoing and findings of the survey will be shared once the analysis is finalised.

25 COMMENTS

    • In a normal operating country that man in the picture would have been caged for announcing results of constituencies not existing.

    • Let’s force close Sharon’s deadly open pit, the death trap causing global warming before they blame someone in the opposition for a luck of rain when it is caused by black widow with stinky endless over used open pit

    • I have a big question, why do we rush to swear in the president elect?

      Our friends it takes almost 2 months swear in the president elect.

      Why are we so desperate for nothing.

      Political Guru
      PhD in political science.

    • Shame on you judge Chuulu. I’m still wondering why you haven’t yet resigned after messing up the elections. Now look what you have caused to the country. I hope one day you will be held accountable for anouncing wrong election results

    • I really, truly hate this mo fo and I hope he hangs by the b@lls for putting self above country…I’m sure there’s a special place in h£ll for the likes of him and Priscilla isaacs (yes, “Sharon” and Kudos too)

  1. Less than 3 years to go and some opposition blubber mouths haven’t yet started composing their winning songs for 2021.
    Time is now.

  2. UPND will not support this exercise. Just a NAME OF ECZ and ESAU CHULU HH is dreaming Elections _ RIG ,AND to punish UPND’s IMMORTAL CULT LEADER, ballots polls SHOULD BE PRINTED IN CHINA.

  3. I have a better suggestion that works in Africa. Voters should just que behind a large portrait of their preferred candidate and they do a head count. No fraud, no recounts no petitions. Lungu was voted by raising of hands at mulungushi

  4. This is long overdue. We are even behind in technology. Even ballot papers should be done away with and electronic voting should be introduced.

  5. Look who is talking,Mr chulu! the majority Zambians does not believe a single word u say,they have already passed a vote of no cofindence on u.

  6. Rigging master mind himself speaking. I hope he is retired before the next election. He can not be allowed to oversee another election, this corrupt chap.

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