Luanshya District Electoral
Officer Moses Mwelwa has called on all political parties to ensure that their
candidates aspiring to contest the for
Mr. Mwelwa who is also
Luanshya Town Clerk reminded all political party sponsored and independent
aspiring candidates for mayoral, parliamentary and local government seats to
also seek clearance from the Zambia Revenue Authority respectively.
He said the two provisions
were prerequisite for the filling in of nomination papers for each candidate
which falls on Tuesday 2nd July 2016.
“If the candidate meets the
entire requirements for filling in his or her nomination papers but has no
Council Tax Clearance Certificate, he or she will not be allowed to file in
before being cleared by the local council’s finance department” Mr. Mwelwa
said.
Mr Mwelwa was speaking in
Luanshya today during the nomination briefing attended by various political
parties and the police among other electoral stakeholders.
He however expressed concern
that only 30 candidates had so far obtained tax clearance certificates, and
that Luanshya has a total of 28 wards and two parliamentary constituencies.
Mr. Mwelwa further disclosed
that the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) will next week reveal contents of
the bill of rights to enable the masses make an informed decision as they vote
in the referendum.
He added that the ECZ has
already started sensitising the general public on the referendum through voter
education facilitators, newspapers and radios among others.
Meanwhile, the ECZ has
commenced accreditations for the 2016 general elections and referendum in all
districts.
Accreditation for local
monitors and international observers commenced on 23rd May 2016
and will end on August 2nd2016.
All registered non-
governmental organisations and media personnel including freelance journalists
wishing to monitor or observe the 2016 general elections are reminded to apply
for accreditation from the district electoral officers at civic centres.
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