Aunty Jabou

I am going to assist here:

The rule governing the eligibility of voters is
stipulated in the following legislations;
(1)The Elections Decree of 1996, No 78
(2) The Constitution of The Gambia of 1997.

Section 39 (1) of the 1997 Constitution states that
every Every Citizen of the Gambia being eighteen years
or older and of sound mind shall have the right to
vote for the purpose of a Presidential and members of
the National Assembly and shall be entitled to be
registered as a voter in a National Assembly
Constituency.

Section 12 of the Elections Decree states that ....a
person shall be entitled to have his name entered on a
register of voters in a constituency if
(a) he is a citizen of the Gambia
(b) he has attained or will on the date of the holding

of the next election, attain the age of eighteen years
and that
(c) he is resident or was born in that constituency
Notwithstanding subsection(1), a person's name shall
not be entered on a register of voters in a
constituency unless he produces one of the follow3ing
documents;
(a) a birth certificate
(B) a Gambian Passport
(c) a National Identity Card or
(d) a document certified by five elders residing in
the place of birth of the applicant stating that the
applicant was born in that place.

So this is the legal position, there is only  one
legal hurdle left that is the question of Citizenship.
Given that the Gambia does not recognise Dual
Nationality, the business of people from Cassamance
being registered as voters sparks a legal dispute.

Just a thought, Any comments.

Sanusi Owens

--- Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > In a message
dated 10/25/01 6:46:39 AM Central
> Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> > On 25 Oct 2001, at 7:20, TOMBONG SAIDY wrote:
> >
> > > ADMIN. AREA     TOTAL NO. VOTES
> > > & CONSTITUENCY VOTERS CAST %T/O BAH   DARBOE
> DIBBA   JAMMEH  JATTA
> >
> > > NIANI   7464    7877    105.53% 975     2398
> 121     4277    99
> >
> > Tombong,
> > Is the above an error or did Naini have 105,53%
> who voted?
> >
> >
>
> Momodou Camara,
>
> This is the question we are tryin to determine also.
> There is also another
> constituency whose votes totaled 105%. Another point
> that Tombong raised in
> answer to my request for a definition of voter
> eligibility was that we should
> refer to the IEC and the Constitution. Voter
> eligibility was chnaged to
> include those voters not on the list a few hours
> before the start of the
> elections.
>
> Can anyone on the list or perhaps at PDOIS assist us
> with answers to the
> question of voter eligibility as described in the
> Gambian Constitution? Does
> the Constitution allow for changes in eligibility as
> was done on the eve of
> the elections?
> Assistance from anyone will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Jabou Joh
>
>
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