Hanging on the Balance of probabilities

Halifa Sallah, Secretary General  PDOIS

“Since sufficient number of genuine Gambian voters have registered, since we are also aware that many people who are not qualified to vote have been given opportunity to be registered, it is necessary to rely on the evidence provided by our registration agents to draw conclusions and make generalisation regarding the genuineness of the Registration exercise,”

A media dispatch from the Opposition Party, People for Democratic Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) said. READ ON…

MEDIA STATEMENT

The public called on to scritinise voter list

The General Registration of Voters Exercise was conducted from Thursday 5^th May 2011 to Friday 17^th June 2011. The provisional number of registered voters is 837, 029.

Consequently, in accordance with Section 19 subsections (4) and (5) and Section 132 of the Elections Act, the IEC will publish at all Registration Centres the list of voters for a period of at least ten days to enable members of the public to scrutinise the list.

The list of voters will be available for viewing from Monday, 18^th July 2011.

Everyone is being encouraged to take this opportunity and participate fully in this very essential component of the electoral process.

Carayol refute claims of ‘correspondence’ with MDD for possible registration of Diaspora Gambians

IEC Chairman Alhaji Mustapha L. Carayol

The Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of The Gambia, Alhaji Mustapha L. Carayol has disprove of claims that he was involved in a series of “correspondence” with the Movement for Democracy and Development (MDD) for a possible voter registration of Diaspora Gambians.

The New York-based MDD, a nonpartisan movement which said it is “working to support the restoration of genuine democracy and respect for human rights in The Gambia”, had in May 2011 claimed to have written to the IEC in expression of their desire to exercise their civic responsibilities to register and vote in November 24, 2011 presidential election.

However, the IEC Chairman said he only spoke to them once on the phone and made it clear that his institution does not have the resources to conduct an overseas voter registration exercise.

IEC offers ‘amnesty’ to suspected fraudsters

IEC Chariman Alhaji Mustapha L. Carayol

Announces provisional voter list, set date for nominations and campaign

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in Banjul, has said it will grant an official pardon to “suspected cheats” who have registered twice, foreigners who have acquired voter cards and the under aged, provided that they surrender their cards to the IEC before June 30, 2011.


The Commission’s decision not to pursue a legal suit against these “suspects” from now until the end of this month, was revealed during a press briefing at the IEC Office in Banjul on June 23, marking the end of the national voter registration exercise.

Your vote is your voice

Voter Registration Center, Barthez - Serrekunda

But some people are having none of that

The electorate in any country has a critical stake as to who should take charge of the presidency, become a parliamentarian, a mayor, or councilor when it comes to the conduct of polls.

The Independent Electoral Commission, IEC in Banjul kick-started a countrywide voter-registration exercise on May 5, 2011, however, as our court reporter, Sulayman Ceesay went out and about to talk to common Gambians on the on-going process, he comes across some who said they are “just tired of voting”.

Hence they will neither register nor vote in the upcoming cycle of elections.