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The NDP government introduced a bill Monday that will allow the Electoral Boundaries Commission to redraw some of B.C.’s ridings to reflect a growing population in some areas.
The reforms, if passed, will likely increase the number of ridings in B.C., especially in densely populated urban areas where the NDP thrived in the October election, as the commission has the power to increase the number of seats from 87 to 93.
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National Assembly Minority Leader John Mbadi said the special sitting will be on Wednesday and Thursday, the office of the Speaker indicated that no such plans were afoot. [File, Standard]
Confusion reigns over the fate of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill after the House leadership differed on the special sitting to debate the constitutional amendment.
Whereas a section of the House leadership led by National Assembly Majority Leader Amos Kimunya and his Minority counterpart John Mbadi said the special sitting will be on Wednesday and Thursday, the office of the Speaker indicated that no such plans were afoot.
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An IEBC official moves ballot boxes into Bulimbo Primary School, which will be used as a polling centre in today’s by-elections. [Mumo Munuve and Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]
Residents of Matungu and Kabuchai constituencies go to the polls to elect new MPs this morning amid claims of a plot to rig the election.
Yesterday, ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi claimed some Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) officials met ODM leaders to strategise on how to influence the outcome of the by-election in Matungu.
On Tuesday, Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala made similar claims.
THE Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) proposes that the electoral management body in Malaysia be split into three commissions with different jurisdictions and autonomies. This is so that electoral management can be implemented more efficiently, effectively and independently.
Currently, the Election Commission (EC) bears all the workload of the electoral conduct, such as voter registration, constituency delimitation, as well as the conduct of elections, such as nomination and enforcement of the Election Offences Act with assistance from other agencies such as the Royal Malaysian Police.
This proposal is made based on a research report entitled Three Is Better Than One: Institutional Reforms for Electoral Management in Malaysia. This study was conducted by Chan Tsu Chong and commissioned by Bersih 2.0.