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Since
electors
adequate opportunities to register i.e. should be able to start registration in
early 1994.
they
directly elected DB members are to be members of
the Election Committee, it is desirable, in the
interest of DB candidates and electors alike, that
before campaign for the DB election in 1994 begins
legislation in
respect of the composition of the EC is
in place.
[Deploy only if necessary : if it is decided that the Election Committee should be composed differently, e.g. along the "BL model" then it will be essential to have the legislation in place by mid-1993. the BEC will need time to prepare for the formation of the Committee, including compilation of the Voter
register.]
In order to compile,
This is because
in time, the voter register for we need to know the
the DB/MC elections in 1994/95, minimum voting age in late 1993. It would therefore be
desirable to enact legislation on this as early as
possible.
Despite the varying degrees of urgency involved in the various aspects of the 1994/95 electoral arrangements,
they
are
closely
connected
with
each
other and
legislation for them as a whole should be enacted by
mid-1993 if the elections are to be smoothly and conducted, and if they are to produce credible
properly
results.
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