The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has supportively addressed stakeholders’ concerns to have the dates for the voter registration exercise shifted in Chitipa District due to its terrain. A number of stakeholders asked MEC to consider shifting the dates from the initial December to this month so that the district is not disadvantaged due to its […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) says it has shelved plans regarding the implementation of the biometric voter registration system, saying it will, for the purposes of the 2014 tripartite elections, use the current paper-based solution of capturing voters in the field. Chief elections officer, Willy Kalonga, said in a news statement made available to Nyasa […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has stepped up its preparations for the 2014 tripartite elections by seeking to engage stringers (reporters) to cover the polls. The stringers will be stationed at district councils and are expected to come up with professional, balanced, equitable and impartial stories on the elections, according to a vacancy announcement by […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has dispelled reports that it has banned use of first, middle and nick names on ballot papers ahead of next year’s tripartite elections in order to give the incumbent President Joyce Banda an edge over her contestants, saying candidates are free to use names of their choice but such names […]
As the country prepares for the 2014 Tripartite Elections, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has planned nationwide public hearings on ward demarcations to take place between January 14 and February 14, 2013 according to a statement signed by its chief elections officer, Willie Kalonga. The statement says the commission is continuing with the public hearings […]