Campaign to have 24m voter turnout underway

>In My Book of Things, the title to the leading front-page report of The Citizen on December 15 this year takes the cake! ‘Local elections a farce,’ simply read the headline; but it told us so much in so few words what’s happening to ‘Tanzanian democracy’ in general  – and elections specifically!

Misenyi voter registration turnout positive
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A TOTAL of 25,046 eligible voters, equivalent to 71.6 per cent of the target, have been registered in the Permanent Voters' Register (PVR) during the first phase in five wards in Misenyi District between May 21 and 27, this year, it has been disclosed. Misenyi ...

Limitations that civil societies encountered in the provision of voter education contributed to poor turnout and technical hitches during the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR); civil society organisations said yesterday.

>Voting is considered the most important form of political participation in a democracy. However, in recent years most election reports have indicated a fall of voter turnout in elections in both new and established democracies.

>Various voter registration centres for local government elections in various streets experienced a low turnout in the city yesterday though it went well as the process entered its second day.

Biometric Voter Registration Finally Underway In Tanzania
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General elections in Tanzania are scheduled to take place October 25, 2015. This time around the country's electoral commission is presenting voters with foolproof registrations options via biometric voter registration (BVR) kits, the Anadolu Agency reported.

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Ukawa launches presidential campaign with huge turnout
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UNION presidential candidate on the ticket of the coalition of four opposition parties (Ukawa), Mr Edward Lowassa, has underlined serious engagement in productive activities as the best approach for society to attain positive changes. Addressing a well ...
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Voter registration campaign launched
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MASOKO Limited, a Communication and marketing company, in collaboration with the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Open Society International East Africa (OSIEA) and local artistes in Dar es Salaam launched a special campaign that will sensitise ...

Over 24 million people had registered as voters by Sunday, statistics released yesterday show.