A concerned registered voter for Savo-Russell constituency says politicians and intending candidates are hijacking the new biometric voters registration system by bringing in people from other constituencies and provinces to register to vote in his constituency.
A North Malaita man residing in Honiara has questioned whether people registering at the out-of-constituency registration Centre in Honiara will find their names on the polling day at their respective polling stations.
The Joint Civil Society Groups and Concerned Citizens claims, Solomon Islands has been denied ‘free and fair’ elections this year. The new Biometric Voter Registration system whilst addressing election malpractice such as double-registration and or double-voting has significantly increased…
Some voters at three polling stations in the North Malaita Constituency have withheld giving names of their parents in the current registration exercise. The three Polling Stations are Malu’u Station, Raubabate and Kakale in Ward 8 of the Constituency.
Chief Electoral Officer Polycarp Haununu calls on the eligible voters and those yet to register through the new Biometric Voter’s Registration to ensure their Identification Card, ID, is safe and must not be lost.
While a number of Voter Registration Centres, VRC, have recorded low registration turn out, a number of centres across the country have recorded the opposite during the first week of registration.
Anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency Solomon Islands has warned voters against selling their Voter ID cards and accepting bribes from intending candidates of the upcoming elections.
Certain communities in Makira-Ulawa Province are refusing to register to vote after hearing rumors that the new biometric voters registration system will be used by the 6-6-6, or the Anti-Christ.
Voter registration turn out at two Registration Centers in the North Malaita Constituency started low and slow on Monday, as discovered by registration officers at the sites.
Chief Electoral Officer, Polycarp Haununu says Alfred Sasako’s article that had cast doubt on the biometric voter registration exercise is “baseless” and “further from the truth”.
The biometric voter registration has started at almost all VRCs in the country. Scheduled to start yesterday, the registration will run for a period of forty days.
Today marks the official commencement of the Biometric Voter Registration process. The registration process will take 40 days ending April 18th. An earlier assurance from the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission, SIEC, says work was on schedule to meet the 10th March Biometric Voter Registration…
As the new Biometric Voter Registration system opens in Solomon Islands today, a former MP has called on the international community to help protect the integrity of the new system.
The Joint Civil Society and Concerned Citizens Group, is urging all eligible voters to register and participate in the coming general elections. Interim Chairperson of the group Barnabas Henson said the general election is an important democratic process that must be treated with respect and…
A lawyer Mr George Gray says an important issue for the Electoral Commission to address to ensure the upcoming National General election fulfils the electoral process is cross-border voting.
Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Sir Allan Kemakeza has called on voters in the country to re-register during the upcoming Biometric Voters Registration program.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has today launched the Biometric Voter Registration system in Honiara, ahead of next week’s actual registration process. Today’s launch also saw the Prime Minister in a demonstration of the different stages of registration using the new biometric system.
Choiseul Province Premier Jackson Kiloe has questioned the accessibility of the new Biometric Voter Registration, BVR system for all citizens in the country.
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission has advised the media to report accurately and fairly on the Biometric Voter Registration exercise, so as not to confuse the people.
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission begins deploying its Voter Registration Officers and their assistants today to their province of duty ahead of next week’s registrations.
