{"id":246151,"date":"2016-09-06T13:46:01","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T13:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=246151"},"modified":"2016-09-06T13:46:01","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T13:46:01","slug":"ecs-handling-of-proxy-voting-suspicious-lmvca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/ecs-handling-of-proxy-voting-suspicious-lmvca\/","title":{"rendered":"EC’s handling of proxy voting suspicious – LMVCA"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pro-opposition pressure group, The Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVCA), has expressed apprehension over the Electoral Commission’s (EC) handling of the ongoing proxy voting application process.<\/p>\n
The Alliance said the provision in the process that makes it open for both the applicant and the proxy to be able to pick the application form will \u201copen the floodgates for fictitious applications\u201d and foul play on the part of the Commission.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”DuB7PFAtPQbY40wr8ryz26IF4xpOt4Ta”]The EC had announced the opening of applications for proxy voting on August 17, scheduled to run till September 26.<\/p>\n
This window will allow eligible voters who are determined to be unable to vote on the Election Day, to pick up the application forms or allow their proxies to pick up the forms.<\/p>\n
However, the LMVCA in a statement signed by its Convener, David Asante, contended that \u201cthe exercise commenced hurriedly without any substantial public education on the process.\u201d<\/p>\n
The statement also said \u201cthe surreptitiousness surrounding this exercise gives cause for great concern as it suggests that the EC is willfully keeping the electorate in the dark about the entire process of proxy voting.\u201d<\/p>\n