As voter registration is underway for next year’s tripartite elections, some shrewd Malawians are illegally producing counterfeit Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) voter registration cards. The country is expected to go to the first ever tripartite polls on May 18, 2014, about 10 months from now. The syndicate, which is charging K1 500 (about US$4) for each fake […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has warned its stringers to desist from taking part in any political affairs and from posting remarks or materials on the social media that can compromise their neutrality during their coverage of the forthcoming 2014 tripartite elections. MEC Commissioner Bertha Simwaka made the call today, Wednesday, at the official opening […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has indicated that depending on the availability of resources it may deploy more stringers across the country to meet the demand of coverage for aspiring candidates in the 2014 tripartite elections. MEC recruited 76 Stringers in the 2009 general elections to cover the electoral process that many stakeholders including the […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Monday commences registration for the 20th May, 2014 tripartite to elect a ward councillor, a Member of Parliament and the State President. The exercise which is in 10 phases will be conducted in five districts in the Southern Region. The first phase of the registration will cover the whole districts of Nsanje, Chikhwawa, Neno […]
A group of about 200 Malawi police officers from Southern region who were expected to leave for various voter registration centres on Friday to beef-up security has categorically refused to depart due to disagreement over allowances that erupted at Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) head offices in the commercial Capital Blantyre. Police sources told Nyasa Times that the […]
As queries intensify flow from accredited organisations about funding regarding the 2014 Tripartite Elections, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said it is still in discussion with some development partners to ensure that all organizations accredited to offer civic and voter education get funding. MEC Chief Elections Officer Willie Kalonga said they decided to come […]
As the country prepares for start of registration of the first-ever Tripartite Elections on May 20 next year, the Malawi Electoral Commission has announced an extension to the deadline for submission of names for monitors and observers to Wednesday July 17, 2013. In statement signed by Chief Elections Officer, Willie Kalonga, the Commission says this has been done […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has asked the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to immediately release Civic Education funding to the accredited organizations within 48 hours failing which it shall stop the planned voter registration exercise through a court injunction. DPP spokesman Nicholous Dausi said on Thursday that up to now many people are not aware that they will […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission has planned civic education meetings with traditional leaders and their subjects in all the five districts where registration will start on July 22, 2013 as first phase in preparation for registration for the 2014 Tripartite Elections. According to a statement from MEC released on Tuesday, Commissioners and staff will explain to the traditional […]
Camera Operators for the forthcoming 2014 Tripartite Elections have been urged to be sensitive to religious and cultural beliefs of people in the course of their work. Speaking during the official opening of the Training for the Camera Operators on Saturday, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioner Nancy Tembo, said that the issues should be handled carefully in […]
Unidentified bunch of criminals Thursday night broke into regional offices of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) in Mzuzu where they stole cash and some equipment, police have confirmed. Mzuzu Police Spokesperson, Maurice Chapola, said besides the MEC break-in, the armed robbers also terrorized several residential areas where they stole assorted items including a vehicle which has since […]
The Malawi Electoral Support Network (Mesn) has applauded the Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) for its decision to allow the conduct of Parallel Vote Tabulation (PVT) in 2014 tripartite elections. The electoral body’s chairperson Justice Maxon Mbendera made the announcement at a highly consultative meeting with political parties and all electoral stakeholders held at Cross Roads […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it will revoke accreditation for Drama groups that will be found guilty of performing under the influence of alcohol. MEC said Drama groups that perform with the influence of alcohol were likely to distort or exaggerate voter and civic education messages on the forthcoming voter registration exercise starting on July […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says the forthcoming fresh voter registration will offer an opportunity for the Commission to have a clean and updated voters roll saying the current one is bloated with dead persons. “At the moment, the nation does not have a systematic means of reporting deaths which could help to have dead persons […]
Representatives of the Malawi Union of the Blind (MUB) in the northern border district of Karonga have petitioned the Malawi Electoral Commission on the need to respect their voting rights which they say have been violated in the previous elections. In the petition, the blind people are requesting the electoral body to timely introduce tactile […]
As the country prepares for kick off registration of the first ever Tripartite Elections, Malawi Electoral Commission organized a one-day training for police officers on registration. The training was held Kalikuti Hotel on Thursday, June 27 and drew participants from various policing districts in the country who will be training others. Opening the workshop, Commissioner […]
As preparations for the 2014 Tripartite Elections intensify, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it is committed to building the capacity of its stakeholders to ensure that they play their rightful role. MEC chairperson, Justice Maxon Mbendera said this on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 in Lilongwe when he jointly opened a two-day conflict management workshop […]
For 2014 tripartite elections, the number of registered voters per polling stream has been reduced from 1,200 to 800 with an aim of easing vote counting process, the Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) said. The electoral body has also increased the number of polling centres from 3897 to 4,449 in order to bring the elections “closer […]