Voter registration off to a shaky start in Dar es Salaam

No extension of Dar voter registration – NEC
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With two days to go, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced yesterday that it will not extend Dar es Salaam's voter registration deadline beyond Friday. However, to ensure that all eligible voters are registered, NEC has increased the number ...
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Dar residents urged to honour voter registration
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NEWLY-formed ACTWazalendo has appealed to Dar es Salaam residents to register in the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise that started in the city today to enable them become eligible voters in the October general elections. “Voting is the basic ...

Smooth start to registration in Dar
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REGISTRATION of voters in the Permanent Voter Registrar (PVR) through Biometric Voter Register (BVR) started smoothly in Dar es Salaam yesterday save for the delays caused by technical glitches on registration kits in some parts of the city. A mini ...

Voter registration needs funding
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THE Coalition of Defenders of People's Constitution (UKAWA) has asked the government to avail sufficient financial resources for successful registration of voter registration in the permanent register through the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR). UKAWA ...

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Voter registration begins Feb 23
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THE National Electoral Commission (NEC) confirmed that the pilot voter registration through biometric voter registration (BVR) was a success despite a few hitches as political parties maintain their pessimism over the system. In another development, the ...
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Illiteracy Behind Low Voter Registration
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Many rural dwellers, especially women, in Arusha and Manyara regions may have failed to register for the coming polls due to illiteracy. The situation has been compounded by traditional customs among the traditional livestock keepers which play down ...

Ukawa want voter registration plan
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THE Coalition of Defenders of the People's Constitution (Ukawa) has called upon the National Electoral Commission (NEC) to put clear the schedule and dates for updating the voter register and the October general elections timetable. Moreover, they said, in ...

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 ...

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NEC likely to extend voter registration
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National Electoral Commission (NEC) says it may extend duration for voters' registration ahead of the referendum on the proposed constitution scheduled for April 30 and the General Election in October, if the one-week period set for registration will not be ...
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