PNGBLOGS

by KELLY COOK It is often a misconception that elections are won in the campaign stage, candidate popularity, party popularity or great policies. Just for arguments sake, take note: About 10 million ballot papers where printed in Indonesia when we have around 8 million total PNG population?. Of this approximately 5 million or so are eligible voters to which approximately 4 million are enrolled voters? You do the math - why do we need extra 6 million ballot papers printed??? For those of us who have been within the systems and have had experience, we know that elections are won or lost on the following; 1). The issuing of Ballot papers - Ensure and demand from your Election Mangers that the exact number of ballot papers been issued to polling booths must meet the exact number of eligible voters at those locations...no extras period. If so ask why?? Take the exact number of ballot papers issued for each polling booth for you to cross check th