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Voting Operations
VO003
Electors vote at
Question: Where can electors vote?
Answer(s):
a . At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections i . By tendered ballot
Comments:
Source: Electoral Act of 1968 (as amended until 2012), art. 31 (1), 62: http://www.iec.gov.bw/images/pdf/ElectoralAct.pdf (2014).
Verified: 2014/10/28
VO004
Voting outside the country is permitted for
Question: Who can vote from outside the country?
Answer(s):
b . Citizens residing outside the country
Comments: All citizens qualified to exercise the franchise, who are registered to vote and abroad on election day are entitled to vote
Source: Electoral Act of 1968 (as amended until 2012), art. 9, 32 (1): http://www.iec.gov.bw/images/pdf/ElectoralAct.pdf (2014).
Verified: 2014/10/28
VO005
Locations for voting outside of the country
Question: If voting outside the country is permitted, at what places?
Answer(s):
a . Embassies b . Consulates c . Special polling stations
Comments: The requirement for a polling station to be established abroad is a minimum of 50 residents from Botswana living in that area.
Source: Electoral Act of 1968 (as amended until 2012), art. 5 (3): http://www.iec.gov.bw/images/pdf/ElectoralAct.pdf (2014).
Verified: 2014/10/28
VO011
Voting method
Question: How do electors cast their votes?
Answer(s):
a . Manually marking of ballots
Comments:
Source: Electoral Act of 1968 (as amended until 2012), art. 54 (d): http://www.iec.gov.bw/images/pdf/ElectoralAct.pdf (2014).
Verified: 2014/10/28
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