SUVA, June 10 – More than 5,000 Fijians registered to vote during the first week of phase three of electronic voter registration (EVR) in the country, Xinhua news agency reported quoting local press reports.
Government figures showed 5,648 people registered in the first week, bringing to 510,684 the total number of Fijians who have registered to vote in the 2014 general election.
Phase three of voter registration began last week as Fijians travelled to registration centres across the country, according to the Fiji Times.
The country has less than 1 million people. Ministry of Justice acting permanent secretary Mohammed Saneem said the first two phases of registration covered the vast majority of eligible Fijians.
“Our goal during this phase is to seek those Fijians who were missed out, paying particular attention to areas in the country that have low registration figures after the first two phases,” Saneem said.
Voter registration teams will be stationed around the country from Mondays to Saturdays and mobile registration teams will be going door to door on Sundays.
Minister for Home Affairs Joketani Cokanasiga and Commissioner of Police Brigadier General Ioane Naivalurua have been touring villages to gauge the preparation of police teams in the areas as a build up to next year’s polls.
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