The Electoral Commission (EC) has disclosed that the National Security informed the Commission of a leakage of a defaced ballot paper for Presidential election in the Eastern Region.
According to the EC, the defaced ballot paper although had been earmarked for destruction by the company, "it found it way out of the printing house." "The commission was informed by the National Security that one single defaced ballot paper meant for the Presidential election for the Eastern Region had been taken out of the printing house. "The printing was undertaken by Rocheck Limited and supervised and observed by the National Investigation Bureau, the National Security as well as the agents of the political parties and EC staff," she said.
The EC at a press briefing on December 1, 2024 said for this reason it has since postponed the special voting for the Eastern Region and the Western Region.
However, the special voting which is scheduled for Monday, December 2 will take place in other regions. "The special voting for Eastern and Western Regions will not take place on Monday, December 2 as planned.
