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EC rejects irregularity claims in Senate election
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The Election Commission (EC) has defended its handling of the 2024 Senate election and rejected allegations of irregularities after a video showing officials collecting voting notes from candidates resurfaced.
Key facts
- The Election Commission (EC) has defended its handling of the 2024 Senate election and rejected allegations of irregularities after a video showing officials collecting voting notes from candidates resurfaced.
- In a statement, the EC said on Friday that a court had already ruled that bringing documents or notes containing candidate numbers into polling areas did not constitute an offence under the law governing Senate elections.
- However, official records showed that Pol Col Manat formally submitted a report concerning the matter on June 28, 2024, two days after the national-level election.
- Therefore, the commission agreed on June 26, 2024, that candidates advancing to the next round would not be allowed to bring documents into designated voting areas during the cross-voting process.
Summary
In a statement, the EC said on Friday that a court had already ruled that bringing documents or notes containing candidate numbers into polling areas did not constitute an offence under the law governing Senate elections.
The commission cited a ruling by the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Jan 28, which found there was no legal prohibition against candidates carrying such documents into polling stations.