Commencement and monitoring of registration for phase seven

Press Release

 (for Immediate release 30/10/2013)

The Malawi Electoral Commission is informing the public that the seventh phase of voter registration will run from November 1 to 14, 2013 and will cover Lilongwe, Likoma and Nkhata Bay district councils.

Registration in the seventh phase will also take place in Mzimba South-East constituency and Mchinji North, East, West and Northeast constituencies which have the following wards:

COUNCIL	CONSTITUENCY	WARDS
Mzimba	Mzimba South-East	Khosolo North
		Khosolo South
Mchinji	Mchinji North	Mchemani
		Luweledzi
	Mchinji East	Mikundi
		Msachembe
	Mchinji West	Mkoma
		Mtope
	Mchinji North-East	Mponda
		Kapiri

The Commission is informing all political parties and civil society organizations that training of registration clerks will take place on Thursday, October, 31, 2013 in all registration centres covered under phase seven. All political parties and civil society organizations are encouraged to inform their monitors to observe these training sessions in the centres they will be monitoring. This will give them an opportunity to appreciate the registration process and enable them to monitor registration effectively.

All political parties and civil society organizations are reminded that they are supposed to place two accredited monitors per registration team who may alternate.

Should there be any need for clarification contact Mr Sangwani Mwafulirwa on 0 999 274 304 or email smwafulirwa@mec.org.mw .

Willie Kalonga

Chief Elections Officer