Commonwealth Observes Voter Registration In Cameroon
2 September 2004
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The Team comprises Leshele Thoahlane, Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission of Lesotho; Chumani Xotyeni, Section Manager at the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa; P N Nawa, Member of Parliament, Zambia; Lalit Kothari, Chief Electoral Officer of Rajasthan, India; and Sheila Holder, Member of Parliament, Guyana.
Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon appointed the Team in response to an invitation from the Government of Cameroon, which has also invited the Commonwealth to send Observers for the presidential election.
The Expert Team's terms of reference are:
"To observe relevant aspects of the organisation and conduct of the voter registration process, in accordance with the laws of Cameroon; to consider the various factors impinging on the credibility of this part of the electoral process; and to determine in their own judgement whether it provides a sound basis for continued preparations for the Presidential Election."
Members of the Expert Team have been invited in their individual capacities and the views they express on the voter registration process will be their own and not those either of their respective governments or of the Commonwealth Secretariat.
The Team will leave Cameroon on 7 September after completing their report to the Secretary-General.
Commonwealth Expert Teams have previously been present at voter registration exercises in Malawi (2004), Swaziland (2003), Antigua and Barbuda (2003), Nigeria (2003), Lesotho (2002) and Sierra Leone (2002).
CNIS - the Commonwealth News and Information Service Issue 199 1 September 2004
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