The third phase of the electronic voter registration or EVR, organised by the Elections Office has registered an estimated twenty eight thousand, five hundred and seventy six (28, 576) voters in the provinces of Ba, Naitasiri, Macuata and Rewa.
However indications are that more people are yet to be registered in these provinces, according to Elections office acting principal secretary Ms Asenaca Kolinivala.
“We found out that most voters in these provinces still need to be registered because of the high population count and the remoteness of some of these areas,” Ms Kolinivala said during a radio talk-show.
“We are happy to see that so many Fijians managed to register on this third round of registration which is more than the target for the second round of the EVR.”
Ms Kolinivala said they plan to set up permanent voter registration centers around the country to register people who have not participated in the EVR process and for those who will be turning 18 soon or before elections in September 2014.
“The new voter registration centres would be used to register Fijians who have just turned 18 years old,” she said.
She said the Elections Office had also received numerous reports of missing EVR cards and the new voter registration centres would be able to issue lost cards.
“We received a total of 3,402 reports of missing EVR cards and we are planning to set up more voter registration centres where we can issue new cards,” Ms Kolinivala said.
Elections Office senior administrative officer Ms Lanieta Gadolo has requested members of the public to bring proper identification in order to get registered.
“Those who wish to be registered need to bring their birth certificate, passport or FNPF card, driving licence, social welfare card or any other employment identification cards,” Ms Gadolo said.
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