The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) clarifies – a person does not have to be a registered voter to be nominated as a candidate in a national election.
The Commission says, a person can be nominated provided he is 21 years old, a Solomon Islands citizen and does not meet any of the grounds for disqualification under Section 49 of the Constitution.
Referring to an article in the “letters to the editor section ” in Wednesday’s Solomon Star issue, it says the article correctly pointed out as before, that there is a difference between the eligibility requirements under the National Parliament Electoral Provisions Act and the Political Parties Integrity Act.
