Month: January 2019 Posts

Voter verification team donates to inmates

Jan 12, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

A Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) operations team that was doing the voter verification exercise in Karonga decided to leave a mark in the district. Led by their team leader who is also the senior electoral… ...

Registered voters shunning verification centres risk missing national IDs

Jan 06, 2019 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

Hundreds of national ID cards lie uncollected at some centres in Mzuzu City that the Malawi Electoral Commission reopened on Saturday for the fourth and final phase of voter verification. During the final phase, registered… ...

MEC set for final phase of voter verification

Jan 03, 2019 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

As Malawi counts down to the May 21 Tripartite Elections, the Malawi Electoral  Commission (MEC) says all is set  for the fourth and final phase of  the voter register inspection and verification exercise scheduled to… ...

Heavy rains affect voter verification exercise

Dec 28, 2018 Takondwa Velemu - MEC Stringer 0 &

Heavy rains which have been falling in most parts of the Southern Region have affected the voter verification exercise in Phalombe district. District Elections Officer for Phalombe, Stanley Masala said the commission is facing transport… ...

Voter verification exercise attracts new registrants

Dec 27, 2018 Chrissie Mainjeni - MEC Stringer 0 &

As voter verification exercise enters the third phase, it is has been discovered that some people who did not register during voter registration period are now flocking to centres get registered. Such incidences were experienced… ...

Phase three of voter verification starts today

Dec 26, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The third phase of the voters’ register inspection and verification exercise begins today in eight districts in the Southern Region. The phase will run from 26th to 30th December, 2018. It will cover Mangochi, Balaka,… ...

Voter verification facing logistical challenges

Dec 21, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it is facing transportation challenges to smoothly carry out voter verification in readiness for the May 2019 tripartite elections. MEC Public Relations Officer Sangwani Mwafulirwa disclosed this in an… ...