The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) announced on Monday that a total of 1.1 million eligible Namibians have registered as voters within the country and at all diplomatic missions abroad.

The commission in a media statement said about 1 153 916 eligible voters have registered and represent those registered between 03 June and 20 July 2024.

It said voters registered between 15 and 20 July 2024 stand at 164 535 voters, representing an average of 27 404 registered voters per day, adding that this shows is a slight decline compared to the turnout of the previous week of 08-13 July.

ECN said that at least eight out of the 14 regions have achieved a 70 per cent and above voters’ turnout by 20 July 2024, noting that the commission remains optimistic that the remaining six regions will continue to improve on voter turnout during the remaining days of voter registration.

The regions that have achieved 70 per cent registration and above are Ohangwena, Omusati and Oshana – all with 80 per cent turnout. Kunene r
egistered 75 per cent of eligible voters, Erongo 72 per cent, Oshikoto 71 per cent, while ||Kharas and Kavango West stand at 70 per cent.

ECN said as the General Registration of Voters (GRV) period nears its end, Namibians are reminded that there is no window opportunity for extending the period of registration due to statutory limitations within which the commission is required to finalise remaining key electoral activities in preparation for the polling process.

‘These include amongst others, finalisation and production of the provisional voters register for display, inspection and objection, the ruling by the Electoral Tribunal and Electoral Court, nomination of candidates and design and printing of ballot papers; and these are executed in accordance with the provisions of the law,’ said the statement.

The GRV continues across the country and at all Namibian diplomatic missions abroad until 01 August 2024, Monday to Saturday from 08h00 to 19h00.

Namibians will return to the polls on 27 November to cast
their votes in the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections.

Source: The Namibia News Agency