MAYORAL BALLOT PAPERS PRINTING COMPLETED

THE printing of mayoral and council chairperson ballot papers in Dubai is now complete, the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has announced. ECZ Director for Electoral Operations Royd Katongo confirmed the development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates yesterday. Mr Katongo said the printing company has now started stapling and binding the ballot papers for the …

MAYORAL BALLOT PAPERS PRINTING COMPLETED
THE printing of mayoral and council chairperson ballot papers in Dubai is now complete, the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has announced. ECZ Director for Electoral Operations Royd Katongo confirmed the development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates yesterday. Mr Katongo said the printing company has now started stapling and binding the ballot papers for the combined 116 councils, cities and municipalities. Mr Katongo said the printing of national assembly ballot papers was progressing well for the 156 constituencies, as well as the presidential ballot papers that were signed off for printing on Wednesday. He indicated that the ECZ has resumed verification of local government ballot papers in readiness for printing which was suspended to pave way for the presidential and national assembly ballot papers. Meanwhile, ECZ vice chairperson Emily Sikazwe announced that the United Party for National Development (UPND) has sent another representative Richard Njolomba who initially was supposed to have joined the team from the initial commencement of the monitoring of ballots in Dubai. – ZANIS.