ELECTORAL: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
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Electoral (Marking of Voter) Regulations
Voters (General Registration Period) Order
VOTERS (GENERAL REGISTRATION PERIOD) ORDER
(under section 7(1))
(26th September, 2003)
ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS
PARAGRAPH
1. Citation
2. Appointment of general registration period
S.I. 50, 2003.
WHEREAS IT IS provided in section 7(1) of the Electoral Act (Cap. 02:09) that whenever polling districts and polling stations have been established under section 5 of that Act, the Independent Electoral Commission shall by order published in the Gazette appoint a period to be a general registration period;
AND WHEREAS polling districts and polling station have been established in all the 57 constituencies within the Republic of Botswana;
NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Independent Electoral Commission by section 7(1) of the Electoral Act, the following Order is hereby made—
This Order may be cited as the Voters (General Registration Period) Order, 2003.
2. Appointment of general registration period
The period between 1st November, 2003 and 30th November, 2003 is hereby appointed to be a general registration period in respect of all the 57 constituencies specified in the Schedule hereto.
SCHEDULE
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Constituency No. |
Constituency Name |
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1. |
Chobe |
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2. |
Maun East |
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3. |
Maun West |
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4. |
Ngami |
|
5. |
Okavango |
|
6. |
Tati East |
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7. |
Tati West |
|
8. |
Francistown East |
|
9. |
Francistown West |
|
10. |
Francistown South |
|
11. |
Nata/Gweta |
|
12. |
Nkgange |
|
13. |
Tonota North |
|
14. |
Tonota South |
|
15. |
Bobirwa |
|
16. |
Mmadinare |
|
17. |
Selebi-Phikwe East |
|
18. |
Selebi-Phikwe West |
|
19. |
Tswapong North |
|
20. |
Palapye |
|
21. |
Tswapong South |
|
22. |
Mahalapye East |
|
23. |
Mahalapye West |
|
24. |
Shoshong |
|
25. |
Serowe North East |
|
26. |
Serowe North West |
|
27. |
Serowe South |
|
28. |
Boteti North |
|
29. |
Boteti South |
|
30. |
Kgatleng West |
|
31. |
Kgatleng East |
|
32. |
Gaborone Central |
|
33. |
Gaborone North |
|
34. |
Gaborone South |
|
35. |
Gaborone West North |
|
36. |
Gaborone West South |
|
37. |
South East North |
|
38. |
South East South |
|
39. |
Mogoditshane |
|
40. |
Kweneng South East |
|
41. |
Kweneng South |
|
42. |
Molepolole North |
|
43. |
Molepolole South |
|
44. |
Kweneg East |
|
45. |
Letlhakeng East |
|
46. |
Letlhakeng West |
|
47. |
Lobatse |
|
48. |
Barolong |
|
49. |
Ngwaketse South |
|
50. |
Kanye North |
|
51. |
Kanye South |
|
52. |
Moshupa |
|
53. |
Ngwaketse West |
|
54. |
Kgalagadi North |
|
55. |
Kgalagadi South |
|
56. |
Ghanzi North |
|
57. |
Ghanzi South |
ELECTORAL (MARKING OF VOTER) REGULATIONS
(section 153)
(11th October, 2024)
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
REGULATION
1. Citation
2. Marking of Voter
S.I. 138, 2024.
These Regulations may be cited as the Electoral (Marking of Voter) Regulations, 2024.
(1) A voter shall, in accordance with section 54(b), be marked on his hand by drawing a short line on the voter’s left thumb or left thumb nail with visible indelible ink.
(2) Where the voter does not have a left thumb or thumb nail, or where it is not practical due to an injury, disease or other cause, to mark the left thumb or thumb nail, any of the fingers or finger nails of the voter’s left hand shall be marked.
(3) Where the fingers or finger nails of the voter’s left hand cannot be marked due to an injury, disease or other cause, the voter’s right thumb or right thumb nail shall be marked.
(4) Where the voter does not have a right thumb or right thumb nail, or where it is not practical due to an injury, disease or other cause, to mark the right thumb or thumb nail, any of the fingers or finger nails of the voter’s right hand shall be marked.
(5) Where the voter does not have a hand, making it impossible to mark the hand as set out under subregulations (1), (2), (3) and (4), such voter shall choose a visible part of his body to be marked.