ECZ Warns Against Use of Campaign Materials from Non-Participating Parties
By Sharon Siame
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says the use of campaign materials from non-participating parties is illegal and against the electoral process.
ECZ Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis says only campaign materials depicting symbols, colors, and images of participating parties and candidates are allowed.
Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka, Ms. Zaloumis explained that campaign materials include party or candidate manifestos, advertisements, billboards, posters, T-shirts, clothing, or other items displaying party colors or symbols.
Additionally, the ECZ Chairperson addressed concerns regarding voter registration, stating that the ECZ has used Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) technology since 2006.
She dismissed allegations that the system is new or suspicious, highlighting its consistent use in preparing voter registers for the 2006, 2011, 2015, and 2021 general elections, as well as the ongoing continuous voter registration exercise in 30 districts.
Ms. Zaloumis stated that the allegations leveled against the Commission regarding the matter are baseless, misguided, and unfounded.
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The Tonse alliance is participating in Elections under NCP as per their internal arrangement. Alliance partners are supposed to participate in the campaign.
When the parties try to register the alliance, the MAN puts Road blocks at the Registrar of Societies.
They try to campaign, the MAN doesn’t want. What kind of democracy is this?
Mwangala Zaloumis and Macdonald Chipenzi, you are big problems.
When some directives become unreasonable, people stop obeying them.
You are destroying the Electoral Commission of Zambia.
The NCP has regalia. Let it be used. It’s already on ballot papers to start with. Even Peter Chanda, the NCP president would agree with the ECZ.