Discussions about amending the Electoral Act 2022 have come up again. This time, a section of the National Assembly seems eager to push through with the process. And the aspect that has gained traction, quite easily and expectedly, is the contentious electronic transmission of election results.
Recently, the House of Representatives, on its own prompting, passed a bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022. The proposed amendments were sponsored by the chairman, House Committee on Rules and Business, Honourable Francis Waive. And to show they mean business, the bill easily scaled through the Second Reading. In his lead debate, Waive argued that the bill would brighten the prospect for electronic transmission of election results to minimize fraud in the electoral process.
The proposed legislation also seeks to amend selected sections of the current Electoral Act to provide for the re-registration of voters, same-day elections, electronic transmission of results, and punishment for…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
