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We have 21 days to provide copies of register to political parties after certifying it - EC

The Electoral Commission has emphasised that it acted within the provisions of the law when it made soft copies of the Certified Voters Register available to all registered political parties and Independent Presidential Candidates on Wednesday, 6th November 2024.
Electoral Commission releases polling and special voting centres; check your centre
Electoral Commission releases polling and special voting centres; check your centre

According to the Commission, the Final Voters Register was certified on Friday, 1st November 2024, and, by law, the Commission has 21 days to provide copies of the register to the parties and any other relevant persons.

The Electoral Commission is legally mandated to make copies of the Voters Register available to registered political parties within 21 days of certification. This requirement is outlined under Sub-Regulation 4 of Regulation 27 of Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) 91 (as amended by C.I. 126). Sub-Regulation 4 states:

“The Commission shall make available a certified copy of the register to the registered political parties and any other person that the Commission considers necessary not later than twenty-one days after the register has been certified.”

Although the law allows the Commission 21 days to provide copies of the register, the decision to make the Certified Voters Register available on 6th November was primarily influenced by the fact that there are now only 30 days until the 7th December Elections. The Commission explained that providing the register at this earlier date allowed the parties ample time to scrutinise it, in the interest of transparency and accountability. The Commission further noted that releasing the register on this date fulfilled its commitment made to political parties at the last IPAC Meeting on 15th October 2024, where it pledged to release the Certified Voters Register within the first week of November 2024.

The Commission reaffirmed that it has maintained transparency with stakeholders and the general public throughout the electoral process, assuring the public of free, fair, transparent, and credible elections on 7th December.

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