BY INDY MAEALASIA VOTE counting for the three (3) constituencies of Honiara and its wards has faced delays, attributed to venue space limitations, according to election officials. Schedule to kick start yesterday, the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) Chief Electoral…
CEO clarifies issuance of tendered ballot papers during polling BY JENNIFER KUSAPA CHIEF Electoral Officer Solomon Islands Electoral Commission Jasper Anisi, sheds light on the matter of tendered ballot papers issued by some presiding officers at few polling station during polling…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PRESIDING Officer Elison Bakolo at Tutuva Polling Station expressed satisfaction with the turnout of voters yesterday. Bakolo said Tutuva polling has 585 registered voters however, only 465 turn up to cast their votes. He said from 6am…
Provincial and HCC ballots first following crucial verification step: SIEC BY IRWIN ANGIKI Counting of the casted ballots of yesterday’s successful joint elections begins today. After close of elections yesterday at 4pm, polling officials sealed the ballot boxes in front…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Madame Taeasi Sanga, Chairwoman of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC), emphasized the importance of the day in her early morning national address. With months of hard work behind them, both citizens and officials are looking…
Today, April 17, a day for registered voters to choose their political representatives through voting process BY MAVIS PODOKOLO TODAY – April 17, 2024 – is an important day for all registered voters to cast their votes at their assigned…
BY IRWIN ANGIKI The Electoral Commission has refuted as misleading rumours that the ballot paper must be signed with a red-coloured pen. Speaking to Island Sun yesterday evening, Ednal Palmer of the SIEC Communications team said, “the electoral law does…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA FORMER Member of Parliament and the only first MP in Solomon Islands history in 1989, Hilda Kari, is saying that women can do anything men can. Sharing her experience with Island Sun, she said during her time…
Solomon Islands Electoral Commission urges early voting for smooth election day BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE Solomon Islands Electoral Commission is calling on all registered voters to arrive promptly at designated polling stations tomorrow at 7am to cast their…
BY MORRIS NAFU The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) says it is ready for the rollout of the 2024 national joint election. This welcomed assurance comes as the nation heads to the polls tomorrow, Wednesday, April 17. SIEC confirmed all…
