High turnout of voters at polling stations
Friday, October 24, 2014
The polling stations opened at 6:30am and are expected to close at 7pm. Some voters said they arrived at the polling stations as early as 2am while some in Zwenshambe at Tati West said they spent the night on the queue.
The voting has been reported to be smooth albeit slow in many polling stations around the country. There have been isolated cases of voters missing on the voters roll.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...