Not May 19, Malawi fresh elections slated for July 2 – MEC
Embattled Malawi Electoral Commission ( MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has announced that the presidential fresh election ordered by the Constitution Court, which annulled last year’s vote results because of irregularities, will be held on July 2 2020.
Ansah told a news conference in Blantyte that voter registration exercise which will be in four phases will start on April 4 to June 7 2020.
In a landmark ruling last month, the Constitutional Court overturned the outcome of the May 2019 election, which handed President Peter Mutharika a second term in office.
“ Today, I am pleased to announce to you that the Commission has done its ground work and is ready to hold these elections on 2 July, 2020. Please note that 2nd July 2020 is the 149th day from 3rd February 2020,” said Ansah.
President Mutharika and the electoral body are appealing the constitution court’s ruling in the Supreme Court which is starting April 15.
On the voter registration and transfers registration, Andah said MEC shall register those that have turned 18, or will attain voting age by 7 June 2020 or never registered as voters during the 2019 Tripartite Elections and the three by-elections held thereafter.
“All voters who registered during the 2019 Tripartite Elections and the three by-elections held thereafter, need to go and confirm if their names appear in the register for their respective centres.
“Those that have changed residences, should report to the new centres to process transfers,” she said.
Ansah said for efficient processing, voters are encouraged to bring along their voter certificates.
“ All people that lost their voter certificates can go and get duplicate certificates at the centre they registered last time during this time of voter registration. The Commission encourages everyone to present themselves for registration on time as it does not have provision for time extension,” said Ansah.
She said when going for registration, all registrants are encouraged to take their national ID.
“Those that have not registered for the national ID should do so now at the District Commissioner’s office and post offices that have been designated for National Registration. Then they should bring the slip they will be given as proof of civil registration when coming to register as a voter.”
The Commission says all political parties and aspiring candidates should submit the names of monitors for voter registration by 30 March, 2020.
Inspection of voters’ register shall be held on 18 and 19th June, 2020 to accord an opportunity for new registrants and also old registrants to verify their details.
Ansah said nomination of presidential candidates shall take place on 23rd and 24th April, 2020 in Blantyre.
The nomination fees remain at K2,000,000 for all candidates.
MEC said the amount has to be deposited in the bank before presentation of nomination papers.
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Ma Mps nawonso akubisala.bwanji osabwera poyera ndikutitsimikira kuti chisankho sichinayende bwino. zingathe kuti chisankho cha aphungu chikayende bwino koma cha president yenkha ndiye sichinayende bwino. Mene chinavutira chipani ichi chidalowa mu UTMCPPAFPPMKACHALITIKONZEMAFUNDE zoona vhingapeze aphungu anayi? imeneyo ndiye Nyekhwe. NALIKUKUKUTI waluma
Atumbuka awona nyekhwe kikikikk. Just come and join the winning team of APM.
Shame to the appeasement Hi5 judges for stealing victory from APM and the mighty DPP. Munya muwona. Tiwinanso ife a DPP.
A word to you foolish UTMCP is that please put good monitors this time around. Izi zomati takuberanizi tatopa nazo. Kodi mumakhala muli kuti tikamakuberani agalu inu!!!
DPP plus UDF Booomaaa! Winawe zako izo. Otsutsa Yako ndi nyekhwe basi.
APM wakoyo sangawine panopo. Iwe nde Mhlomwe wopusa. Intelligent Ahlomwes like the Kaliatis and Usis can not vote for Chimdala chako chopanda manocho let alone the Tumbukas and Chewas. It is written that the Mutharikas can not rule for two terms. Ndiulendo basi wether you like it or not. Nkhumba yamunthu.
Jane Ansah, Jean Mathanga, Linda Kunje, Mary Nkosi, Elvey Kalonga Mtafu, Killion Mgawi, Moffat Banda, you are a bunch of very evil people. Self gratifying, self centered, you are sadists, you are demagogues. Why are you trying to impose yourself on the people of Malawi? What is it that you are afraid of for not leaving as people of Malawi are requesting? You will die a very sad death you idiots. Jane Ansah we know your house in Nottingham in the UK where you think you are going to hide after running away from Malawi when you have stolen millions if not billions of our tax payers money together with your boy friend Peter Mutharika. As for you Jean Mathanga, we know where you live in Area 43. We can get to you only that your husband is a very humble gentleman who has worked hard at RBM. You have amassed a lot of wealth through dubious means. We know of your 4 houses in one fence in Area 47, we know of another property that you have in Area 44 by Lilongwe river. We even know of the house in Mudi in Blantyre and your Lodge in Mangochi. Do you think its worth it to risk all this wealth because you want to down trod Malawians? Its better you commissioners think twice as surely Malawians are fed up with you and don’t want you and don’t be surprised if your families and children are targeted. Watch out! you will not conduct these elections I swear. One by one you will die a sad death cowards.
Do we all have to eat now this rotten fruits?
When do we ever learn…., after all we went through since May 2019?
Two arms of government declared MEC not competend and we continue like nothing was happens? Imagine, the whole saga will be repeated again….
Unfortunately Tippex doesn’t help against the virus!
Lets hope we have there capable people in charge, without selfish interests, who can handle the upcoming pandemic.
Continue eating each other. Foolish souls!!!
Jane Ansah! Jane Ansah! You DPP diehard! Keep on wrongly thinking that Malawi belongs to your Peter Muthalika, keep on playing with fire as if you are kid.Enough is enough.
I thought it’s high time for new officers to come in.We don’t want a repeat of May 19.This country has suffered enough since last election
The date is not in the laws PPA but it is within concourt ruling time limit..the date set by parliament is in the withheld bills, not.law at this time…MEC has.prgrammed the qhole exercise in the 150 days…let someone.challenge this and.see where we are??…
Only the courts can shift the fresh election date you moron of an illiterate lawyer called Janet ohh Jane.
Corona-virus is coming. NO elections. South Africa has just registered more than 400 coronavirus cases.
This date makes more sense and is practical, not the 19 May set by Parliament. Even the Con Court gave 150 days which end on 5 July. Next time when Parliament meets and makes a law that all families in Malawi should bear children in 3 months we should tell them that even though we may not be as educated as they are but at least we know that we require nine months to deliver a healthy baby. To deliver a credible election we cannot take short cuts.
Koma Jane Ansah ndi akatundu?? I wonder who gives her such energy
Date is within the period set by con-artist court. The current mec shall run the polls. That’s good for our democracy. Malawi can’t afford to listen to useless politicians crying wolf all the time
This woman! She has me believe in …… no wonder……!
They is NO elections at all!! Saulos and Chakwera go and fuck yourself,s they is a bloody out break of a deadly dieses and you thinking about elections so that you can start stealing!!! And even if they was an election today or when ever you are losing!!! Just start. Working. We sick of you 2 losers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dictatorship at its best. Where can we go to complain? Tidzingotukana kapena? Nanyongo wotupayo Jeni Ansa.
Shame on you Doc
Subject to confirmation that registration will indeed proceed, can MEC (hopefully with a new face,) start the exercise in the South or North please? The Centre has been a guinea pig for too long
I changed residence and stay 600km away. There is no way I can incurr transport cost to go all the way to get my voter certificate in order to register at my new place. I won’t vote.
Now I’ve believed Hon Mkaka that and I quote: “mukamuona munthu wamkulu ngati Jane Nasah akukanilila pa mpando, kuyesela kuti chonde chokani, iye kumakanabe mukuyenela kudziwa kuti waonongelapoooooooooooooo pampandopooooooooooooo, ndipo sakufuna kuti ena awone zomwe wachitaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Abale u chair wa MEC omweu ndi chani chomwe iwowa amatha chimene ena sangatheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee kuchitaaaaaaaaaaa? Koma anthu ndalama ndi udindo mumazikondaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Ndili ndi chikhulupililro chinse kuti mayi Ansah pamodzi ndi ma conmissioners onse komanso APM amakonda “Mulungu” chimodzimodzi kapena kupambana ziwili izi!!
Wachoka wachoka basi
WHO SETS THE DATE, MEC OR PARLIAMENT??
No more hiding and playing delaying tactics NTCHONA. Judgement day is coming closer than you thought.
Has this date been set by Parliament?
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