" Clamour for electronic voting as Senate mulls Electoral Act amendment"
( Source: Nation Newspapers)
(Source: NicePNG) Commentary A thoroughbred gentleman by day But a serial thief by night So goes the identity of Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde A tale of confused identities and shades of interpretation Should INEC have transmitted votes in real time? Must they use the BVAS to upload IReV? The Electoral Act( s 60(5)) says INEC should prescribe a method for the transfer( a discretion) INEC then prescribe a method via its own Guidelines(clause 38) Alas! We are now hearing different stories Some(infact the Senate's President) says "transmission was not intended" Others says that the Guidelines do not equate a statute(Of course we know that!) But was there not a cause?( Using King David's voice in the scripture - 1 Sam 17:29) What was the mischief before the amendment of the Electoral Act? Widespread manipulation of figures::: Civil societies clamour for electoral reform (see: https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/1557141800105977864/9088754853959935674 ) Stakehol...
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