Final preparation for the West Kwara’ae by-election which started on Sunday night at Buma community in West Kwara’ae electorate is expected to end today.
According to Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC), 150 polling officials, 30 presiding officers, 30 polling assistants and ballot paper issuers, 30 polling assistants and ballot guards, and 30 queue controllers will end their training today.
The polling officials will be deployed to their work stations this afternoon in preparation for the polling day tomorrow.
Two new positions introduced for this by-election are; queue controllers, and polling assistants and ballot paper issuers.
During the three days’ training, polling officials covered areas and tasks that are expected of them in their various positions both in theory and practical.
Polling officials were told to carry their roles accurately and honestly as their contributions are significant in delivering a successful by-election for West Kwara’ae.
According to SIEC, polling will start as early as 7:00am in the morning and closes at 5:00pm.
Registered voters are asked to cast their votes before the closing time as casting of votes after 5:00pm is prohibited.
By WILSON SAENI in Auki
