The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has finalized preparations for the supplementary voter registration train, set to start this Friday, January 10, 2024. To assist the method, MEC has recruited 1,520 Election Management Device (EMD) operators who will oversee operations throughout designated centres.

The supplementary train goals to register eligible voters who had been unable to finish the method throughout the preliminary registration phases, both attributable to delays in acquiring their distinctive nationwide ID numbers or different logistical challenges. MEC spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa confirmed the fee’s readiness to make sure a clean and credible course of.

The train shall be carried out in three phases, overlaying areas initially registered in phases three, two, and one of many 2024 voter registration marketing campaign. These embody districts resembling Lilongwe, Mangochi, Nsanje, Kasungu, Zomba, Mzuzu, and Phalombe, amongst others.

According to Mwafulirwa, the supplementary registration will concentrate on voters who utilized for civil registration throughout the preliminary interval however confronted delays in acquiring their nationwide ID numbers. He clarified that no recent civil registration would happen on the centres, however NRB employees could be current to help with identification and verification providers.

MEC has tailor-made the recruitment of EMD operators to satisfy the particular calls for of every section. “For this exercise, each centre will have one team of operators, unlike the initial registration which required multiple teams due to larger-scale operations,” Mwafulirwa defined.

He additionally assured stakeholders that MEC’s logistics staff is taking steps to mitigate challenges resembling gasoline shortages, which posed difficulties throughout the preliminary registration.

Boniface Chibwana, Executive Director of the Centre for Multiparty Democracy, inspired eligible voters to reap the benefits of this chance to make sure their participation within the September 16, 2025, common elections. “This is a chance for Malawians to register and make their voices heard in electing the country’s leaders,” Chibwana said.

Chibwana additionally recommended MEC for its efforts to deal with issues raised throughout the first registration phases, which included delays and useful resource constraints.

The supplementary voter registration will run from January 10 to February 3, 2025, with the ultimate section wrapping up in areas resembling Nkhotakota, Dedza, Balaka, and Mulanje.

Over seven million folks registered throughout the preliminary registration phases, and MEC expects the supplementary train to bolster these numbers forward of the 2025 polls.

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