[civsoc-mw] Suspension of Registration of New Voters in Mangochi North East

[KPD]

Unbelievable.

No wonder our elections have always been a shambolic.

Paja ankazipopa achina Alufandika telling all and sundry that a president
is chosen by a 'system' not voters.

It beats me how Alufandika is still there after sweating rivers in court.

On Mon, 21 Sep 2020, 06:27 Keyboard Boyd Kilembey, <kkilembe at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I was not talking about removals. They were adding deceased people onto
> the voters roll so that dead people could vote. The supreme court ruled no
> new additions to the voters roll I guess they were guided by the same
> principle that it was valid for 5 years.
>
> On Mon, 21 Sep 2020, 06:21 KPD, <maluwakpd at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Keyboard,
>>
>> Removal of the deceased is allowed because it can distort statistics on
>> the voter turn out.
>>
>> Usually the law requires that a person votes in an area where he resides
>> or stays. Should you move permanently to another area, you are allowed to
>> transfer your registration. You still use your old registration card and
>> your name is added to the voters roll of your new area.
>>
>> Statistics form an important part of elections. They help EC, parties and
>> candidates.
>>
>> We saw how 12 years were being registered in the annulled presidential
>> elections.
>>
>> On Mon, 21 Sep 2020, 06:02 Keyboard Boyd Kilembey, <kkilembe at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The supreme court ruled that no new voters be added in the presidential
>>> rerun . That prevented addition of new born babies or dead ones o to the
>>> national registration database. I agree that the culture of allowances has
>>> gripped MEC. Only inspection of the voters roll is allowed. Registration of
>>> those already registered is illegal. Registration of those who were not 18
>>> when the new roll was being made is illegal.
>>>
>>> On Mon, 21 Sep 2020, 01:15 trevor chimimba, <trevorchimimba at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Keyboard,
>>>>
>>>> The ones already registered are already considered registered (deemed
>>>> to be for the bye election that arises). But there may be other scenarios.
>>>> I can think of two. One turns 18 after the election. A registered voter who
>>>> registered in Blantyre for example and in the meanwhile after an election
>>>> he or she moves to another constituency in Lilongwe where there is a by
>>>> election for MPs. That person would be eligible to vote (this of course is
>>>> not a new registration in the strict sense), but the EC ought to deal with
>>>> this case.
>>>>
>>>> The PPEA gives the EC broad powers of registration. But section 77 of
>>>> the constitution is dispositive on the first scenario.
>>>>
>>>> There are other tricky cases that the EC has to deal with also. You are
>>>> registered, but are then convicted of a crime or commit an electoral
>>>> offence. You may become ineligible.
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 20, 2020, at 6:57 PM, Keyboard Boyd Kilembey <kkilembe at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>> Mfana what you cite are circumstances that arise within the 5 year
>>>> mandate. Why register those who were already registered one new ones.
>>>> Where is the act?
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 21 Sep 2020, 00:45 trevor chimimba, <trevorchimimba at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Pat,
>>>>>
>>>>> I concur on that point, as pointed  out below. I am also talking about
>>>>> the other scenario where a by election occasioned by a vacancy (death,
>>>>> resignation or removal) arises.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 20, 2020, at 6:25 PM, Pat Chi <pmchinguwo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> 
>>>>> Dear Bwana Chimimba,
>>>>> The election in question is within the four walls of the MSCA
>>>>> decision.
>>>>>
>>>>> FYI see below
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.nyasatimes.com/nyekhwe-again-court-orders-another-re-run-udf-mp-loses-seat-in-mangochi-north-east/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 20 Sep 2020 at 18:38, trevor chimimba <
>>>>> trevorchimimba at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> But Pat,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is a by election of separate elections for members of
>>>>>> parliament. The MSCA decision would be relevant with respect only to those
>>>>>> MP elections that were declared annulled.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sep 20, 2020, at 12:26 PM, Pat Chi <pmchinguwo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> This is election is coming after the court determined that the 1st
>>>>>> one was invalid. The MSCA decision could be applied herein as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 20:59 trevor chimimba <trevorchimimba at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Look at the provisions of the PPEA relating to registration of
>>>>>>> voters and the power given to the EC in that regard.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > On Sep 19, 2020, at 2:14 PM, Maybach Woyee <mbchwoyee5 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>> > Mfana,
>>>>>>> > Which provision are you referring to?
>>>>>>> > MB
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