ELECTION voter lists are awaiting the approval of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) for printing and distribution for public viewing.
This was revealed during the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission’s (SIEC’s) talkback show on the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation on Sunday.
Chief Electoral Officer Jasper Highwood Anisi said the lists need to get approval from the commission before it will be released to the public for viewing and accessing.
“The news is the lists are ready.
“The final job for the voter lists has been done. Phase three is completed and sometimes this week, we will release the lists.
“The lists need to get approval from the commission. The commission will approve the lists and they will be released for public viewing and access.”
Mr Anisi said one way of accessing the lists is to pay a small amount of fee to the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MOFT).
“The lists are free but if you want to access them anytime soon, you have to pay a small amount of fee [to the Ministry of Finance and Treasury].”
Mr Anisi added that the Governor General will make the proclamation of the election date on 20February and the country should have an election on 17 April.
“That is the plan for the 2024 joint elections preparation timeline,” he said.
The SIEC team will pin up the voter lists next to the polling stations in the country’s 50 constituencies.
Solomon Islands now is three months away from the first joint elections to be held in the country since independence on 7 July 1978.
The next Parliament will be the 12th Parliament since independence.
By LACHLAN EDDIE
Solomon Star, Honiara
