Boboa House of Chiefs in North Malaita have said they supported the call made by East Choiseul MP Manasseh Sogavare, for a quick amendment to the Electoral Commission Act to make the selling of ID cards illegal.
People of Sigana ward in Gao Bugotu Constituency in Isabel province have expressed their satisfaction at the end of the Biometric Voter’s Registration. A statement today says, eligible voters have shown their desire to exercise their rights as citizens of this country in this year’s general…
Chief Electoral Officer, Polycarp Haununu has announced the Biometric Voter Registration which started on Monday 10 March ended on Friday 2nd May, 2014.
Biometric Voter Registration Officers and venue owners in North Malaita, Malaita Province have refused to return registration equipment after the Electoral Commission failed to settle their outstanding payments.
The Out of Constituency Registration Centre in Honiara has closed its doors to the public as of Friday 18th April 2014. The Centre was set up to allow people in Honiara who are intending to vote in their constituencies to register their names.
Former politician Alfred Sasako is calling on responsible authorities to address concerns surrounding the Out- of – Constituency Registration Centre. Mr Sasako told SIBC News, responsible authorities lack visible approaches to address people registering in different constituencies.
A Honiara man has said while he supports Malaita Ma’asina Forum and Transparency Solomon Islands’ call on people not to sell their Voter ID cards to intending candidates and politicians, the call is only a fraction of the overall solution.
A Biometric Registration Awareness Civic Educator has flagged a number of concerns to the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission over the new Biometric Voter’s Registration in East Kwaio.
Students from North Malaita in Malaita province were given privilege to register in their own Biometric Voter’s Registration Centres for this year’s national general election.
A man from the Savo/Russells Constituency says the new Biometric Voter Registration system is depriving their right to choose with a clear conscience, a leader in the up coming general election.
The Joint Civil Society Group and Concerned Citizens, JCSG and CC, has called for police presence at Voter Registration Centres both in Honiara and in the provinces. The group’s Interim Chairman, Barnabas Henson made the call after witnessing a few problems at few VRC’s in Honiara.
The Chief Electoral Officer is warning people against double registrations, saying they will be exposed. In a statement, Polycarp Haununu says the Voters Identification Card will be used for verification during the revision period of the registration timeframe.
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.
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.
The Solomon Islands Youth for Change Social movement is encouraging eligible young voters to register for this year’s national general election. Team leader, Elwin Taloimatakwa says, the movement advocates for more young people to participate in Politics, Social and Economic Development.
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.
