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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1994

ALL CANDIDATES INFORMED OF NOMINATION VALIDITY

CANDIDATES ALL

HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY RELEVANT RETURNING

THE FOR

DISTRICT OFFICERS AS TO THE VALIDITY OF THEIR NOMINATIONS BOARD ELECTIONS IN SEPTEMBER.

THE FINAL INCLUDING

A TOTAL OF 10 NOMINATIONS HAD BEEN RULED INVALID. NUMBER OF CANDIDATES STANDING FOR THE ELECTIONS IS NOW 757, 50 WHO WERE UNCONTESTED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CONSTITUENCIES.

NOTICES OF NOMINATIONS WILL BE GAZETTED TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

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POLL STATIONS MORE ACCESSIBLE

* * *

IN

FOR

TO RESPONSE

PRESS ENQUIRIES. A SPOKESMAN

THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE SAID TONIGHT THAT THE OFFICE HAD OF 12 DESIGNATED TAKEN INTO DISTRICT VIEWS AND CHANGED THE LOCATION

ELECTORS FOR THE POLLING STATIONS FOR EASIER ACCESS OF

FORTHCOMING

ELECTIONS.

TWO MORE POLLING STATIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN ADDED AND GAZETTED JULY 22 TO THE ORIGINAL LIST OF 440 GAZETTED IN APRIL.

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ON

512 ELECTION COMPLAINTS LODGFD

OF

THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE HAS RECEIVED A TOTAL 512 COMPLAINTS ON ELECTION-RELATED ACTIVITIES AS AT TODAY (THURSDAY).

COMPLAINTS, 389

ON

OF ALL THE

WERE RELATED то ELECTION ADVERTISEMENTS, 49 ON ELECTIONEERING IN PRIVATE PREMISES AND 74 OTHER MATTERS.

OUT OF THE 512 CASES, ACTION FOR 317 CASES HAD BEEN COMPLETED.

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