{"id":20482,"date":"2022-10-13T11:05:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T11:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/lesotho-polling-calm-but-voter-roll-needs-review-say-commonwealth-observers"},"modified":"2022-10-13T11:50:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T11:50:49","slug":"lesotho-polling-calm-but-voter-roll-needs-review-say-commonwealth-observers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/lesotho-polling-calm-but-voter-roll-needs-review-say-commonwealth-observers","title":{"rendered":"Lesotho polling calm, but voter roll needs review, say Commonwealth observers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>A Commonwealth team has commended the people of Lesotho for the atmosphere of peace and calm in which their general election was held. However, the Commonwealth Observer Group expressed concerns that the voter roll caused confusion and disenfranchised voters in some areas.<\/p>\n

Releasing its interim statement in Maseru, the Commonwealth Observer Group said that the Basotho people exercised their electoral choices in a peaceful manner, taking their time to queue and follow due process and procedure in electing their next National Assembly representatives.<\/p>\n

Chairperson of the Group, former President of Seychelles, HE Danny Faure, said: \u201cSome polling stations and party agents did not have final copies of the voter\u2019s roll even on election day.<\/p>\n

Some voters could not find their names on the rolls and some were directed to other constituencies due to boundary delimitation exercises that changed their voting stations.
\nThe Group made the following recommendation in its report: \u201cThe IEC and the legislator should review the procedures for compilation of the voter register to better ensure its reliability, in particular as regards duplicates, removal of deceased persons, and inclusion of youth.<\/p>\n

Finalising the voters’ roll at an earlier point in the process would enable an electronic copy to be issued to parties further in advance. \u201d The report commended the patience and determination of the voters who exercised their civic rights and did so patiently – forming queues in the early hours in inclement weather, and despite, in some areas, challenging mountainous terrains.<\/p>\n

The report commended the IEC\u2019s policies to facilitate assisted voting to persons with disabilities, seniors, and other groups in prioritizing or assisting them in order to make their votes also count.<\/p>\n

The Group arrived in Lesotho on 27 September, and observed preparations for the pre-poll, polling period and counting in many polling places across the 10 districts of the Kingdom.<\/p>\n

The Group\u2019s final report will be submitted to the Commonwealth Secretary-General and subsequently made available to the Government of Lesotho, political parties, the IEC and the public.<\/p>\n

2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the Commonwealth\u2019s election observation mission in Lesotho.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Lesotho<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. A Commonwealth team has commended the people of Lesotho for the atmosphere of peace and calm in which their general election was held. However, the Commonwealth Observer Group expressed concerns that the voter roll caused confusion and disenfranchised voters in some areas. 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