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The Election Date for Western and Choiseul Provincial Assembly Elections is set for Wednesday 14th December, 2022.
Acting Chief Electoral Officer, Mr Fredrick Bosoboe revealed this date after the election was officially published in the gazette by the Minister for the Provincial Government and Institutional Strenthening Hon. Rollen Seleso, with nominations now underway.
The publication of this election date notice in the gazette commences the 7 days candidates nomination period starting from 9th to 16th of November , 2022”, Mr Bosoboe said.
All intending candidates have until 16th of November 2022 to do their nomination with the Assistant Returning Officer for resspective wards in the two provinces.
Mr Bosboe said that names of Assistant Returning Officers (AROs) for all the wards in Western and Choieul provinces are being published on SIEC facebook page.
“Candidates do check SIEO website and facebook page to know who the respponsible Assistant Registration Officer for the ward you are intending to contest to whom you will file your candidate nomination application form”.
Hard copies of these nomination form are to be collected from respective Assistant Returning Officer for the ward at the provincial nomination centers.
Check Electoral Commission facebook page and webiste for the list of Nomination Centers for Choiseul and Western Provine at www.siec.gov.sb
Acting Chief Electoral Officer, Mr Fredrick Bosoboe reminds candidates to adhere to nomination requirements to avoid disqualification.
He said that an intending candidate must be nominated by 3 registered voters, registered and reside in the ward where the candidate wants to stand, must be a registered voter for the province he/she intends to run in, and must pay a none-refundable nomination fee of $500, must resign from his/her job if he/she is a public servant, must not be involved in any work in relation to the conduct of voter registration within the last 12 months, and must file his/her nomination with the Assistant Returning Officer before close of the nomination period,” Mr Bosoboe explains.
He added that a candidate who represents a political party along section 65 of the Electoral Act must submit along with his/her nomination application form, a letter from the registrar of the office of political party commission certifying that; he/she is a registered member of the political party for which he/she seeks nomination for and that he/she is a party candidate.
Mr Bosoboe said that, the provincial election law remains the same and therefore, the penalties for breaching these election offenses remain unchanged.
He acknowledged good voters from Western and choiseul Provinces for your patience and understanding and appeals for continuous support towards the election process an through to polling day..
For enquiry, please call SIEO enquiry line on Phone : 7222200
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The Taskforce on Electoral Reform continued its consultations with the Rennell and Bellona Province stakeholders on the current proposed electoral reform to hold elections at all levels of government (Parliament, Honiara City Council and the Provincial Assembly) on the same day.
Hon. Dorry Tuhaika, Health Minister for the Renbel Provincial Government welcomed and acknowledged the presence of the Taskforce in his opening remarks and urged participants to share their views, observations and raise issues and concerns on these very important reforms.
Hon. Tuhaika said that these reforms will help inform and educate the Renbel people as well as give them the opportunity to contribute to the strengthening of election processes in our country.
Commissioner Taeasi Sanga acknowledged the warmth reception from the participants and urged the participants to actively participate in the consultation.
Read more: Renbel Stakeholders Consulted on the Electoral Reform
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The Honiara stakeholders were in support of the proposed combine elections.
This was the general conclusion after a whole day of deliberation on the electoral reforms that the Electoral Taskforce has been going around with throughout the country.
Many of the participating stakeholders were happy to be part of this consultation and be given the opportunity to share their views, contributing to this very important reform.
Chairman of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission Mr. Patteson Oti welcomed and acknowledged the presence of all the participants for their valuable time to come and be part of this consultation.
Read more: Honiara Stakeholders in Favour of Combine Election
Candidates who contested West Kwaio By-Election have until 26th December to Submit Campaign Expenses
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One of the requirements of the election law is candidates who had contested parliamentary elections must report details on their election campaign-related expenses as provided for under section 69 of the Electoral Act 2018.
Acting Chief Electoral Officer Mr. Fredrick Bosoboe said that withing 90 days from the date of the official publication of the election results in the gazette for any particular national parliamentary election, all candidates both winning and losing must submit their election campaign expenses to the Chief Electoral Officer.
Mr. Bosoboe said that the official publication of the West Kwaio Constituency by-election result is on Wednesday 28th September 2022.
“90th day counting from Wednesday 28th September 2022 is Monday 26th December 2022. All candidates contesting this by-election must within this 90-day period, submit all accounts of election campaign expenses incurred during and for their campaign trail”, Mr. Bosoboe said.
“As of today, contestants in the recent West Kwaio national by-election day have only 76 remaining days”, Mr. Bosoboe reminds the candidates.
“Along with these election campaign expense accounts, the law also requires, candidates to disclose, all sources of funds or donations received towards their election campaign activities”, He adds,
Mr. Bosoboe said that candidates must disclose sources of funds from which they received funding support and as well as give a detailed report on how these funds were spent.
These election campaign expense accounts must be submitted on a special prescribed approved form that can be collected from the Electoral Commission office either in hard or soft copy or can also be downloaded online from Electoral Commission Official Website, www.siec.gov.sb .
There are two forms that will be used to submit these expenses. The first one is for the submission of all the expenses and the second one is the declaration form to certify the integrity of your report. This declaration must be signed by the candidate and attached to the expense report.
Mr. Bosoboe highlighted that failure to comply with these requirements by law results in heavy penalties.
“If a candidate fails to submit his or her election campaign expense accounts within the 90 days given period, he or she is in breach of the electoral law and would face a penalty of 20,000 fine and or 2 years imprisonment” He expressed.
On top of that, for each day that a candidate fails to submit the report after the lapsed of the 90 days period, he or she will be charged an extra $100 fine for every day he or she fails to submit after the lapsed of 90 days given period”
To avoid paying accumulation of this $100 unit each day for failing to submit, candidates are encouraged to must submit within this 90-day given period.
If you want to know more on how to go about submitting these candidates’ election campaign expenses, do call Lindsey Indu on Phone 7648766 or send an email to lindu@siec.gov.sb to get a copy of the forms.
For Election Happenings, follow SIEO Facebook @SIelectoralcommission page and website at www.siec.gov.sb Or for general enquiry, you can call the office hotline phone at 7222200 or landline 21198.
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West Kwaio by-election national parliamentary Election Result has been published in the Gazette
Acting Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. Fredrick Bosoboe highlighted that publishing the election results for the parliamentary general and by-election in the gazette is an integral part of the electoral process following the counting of votes.
“Publication of the Official Election Results is important as it made reference to the fulfillment of other electoral legal processes”, Mr. Bosoboe said.
He explained that the additional issuance of this official gazette notice by the Commission, following the Returning Officer’s notification initiates its parliamentary processes to inform the winning candidate as a member of parliament-elected formally.
“Not only that but In the Electoral Act, this gazette notice also initiates the beginning of the 90 days period for submission of candidates’ election campaign expenses”, Mr. Bosoboe adds.
Also highlighting that publishing of the election results in the gazette also begins the period of 30 days for lodging an election petition through the High Court.
The Official Result Gazette notice detailed names of candidates in order of the total number of votes gained per candidate.
The Member of Parliament-Elect for the West Kwaio By-Election Parliamentary Seat is Mr. Claudius TEI’IFI with 1793 votes, a total of 689 votes more than its second runner up Mr. MANI John Aron with 1,104 votes.
This accomplishes the election process and Solomon Islands Electoral Commission would like to thank the good people of West Kwaio Constituency, especially candidates and supporters, for a successful by-election and for participating in our democratic voting process.
If you want to know more on any election-related matter or check-up for new updates on Election happenings, follow SIEO Facebook @SIelectoralcommission page and website at www.siec.gov.sb Or for general enquiry, you can call the office hotline phone at 7222200 or landline 21198.
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The provisional voter list is still on display in all the polling stations in Western and Choiseul provinces.
Omission and Objection period is also open until 1st of October, 2022.
Registrants from Choiseul and Western Provinces who have just registered or updated their voter registration details in the August voter registration update are encouraged to must check the provisional voter list to make sure that their registration details are correct.
Make sure your name appears or is not wrongly placed in another village.