The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has issued a directive that polling stations should be kept open after 21h00 due to numerous reports of ballot paper shortages and verification machine malfunctions.
“Following shortage of ballot papers observed in some of the constituencies across the country, this communique serves to notify you that all polling stations are to remain open after 21h00,” according to the ECN’s directive.
The directive was issued by the commission’s chief electoral and referendum officer, Peter Shaama.
“This arrangement is necessary is to enable returning officers to make necessary arrangements with regard to borrowing ballot papers from polling teams in excess of the ballot papers and attend to eligible voters already in the queue,” the ECN stated.
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