Times Of Swaziland: Lost your voter card?  Your vote still stands

Lost your voter card?  Your vote still stands
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BY KWANELE DHLADHLA on 01/08/2013 03:33:00


MBABANE - If you have lost your elections voter card, do not worry your vote
will still be counted.
Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) Public Relations Officer (PRO) Sabelo
Dlamini said all Swazis who registered to partake during the upcoming elections
would participate with ease.
“You can still participate in the elections by bringing the identity card used
to register so that it can be matched with information in the registration kit
and the voters’ roll that will be available at the polling centres,” Dlamini
said.
Issued
According to the Proclamation of the General Election of Elected Members of the
House of Assembly, Tindvuna teNkhundla, and Bucopho Notice of 2013 issued on May
28, 2013, the main day of the national general elections will be September 20,
2013.
On the same day, EBC Chairman Chief Gija, said votes would be counted by
elections officials and released to members of the public.
Nomination will be conducted on August 3 (Saturday) to August 4 (Sunday) at
chiefdoms, recognised centres, community halls or schools starting from 7am to
5pm.
Primary elections will be conducted on August 24, 2013 starting from 7am to 5pm.
Introducing and campaigning of candidates standing for secondary elections
starts on Sunday August 25 and ends Thursday, September 19.
Currently, the electorate have been asked to confirm at Tinkhundla centres
whether their names appear on the voters’ roll for corrections, if need be.