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Vote, But You Cannot Verify: The Namibian Supreme Court’s Presidential Election Decision

Ndjodi Ndeunyema - 17th February 2020

Right to Vote

On 5 February 2020, the judgement of Panduleni Itula, concerning the constitutionality of using electronic voting machines without a voter-verified audit trail (paperless EVMs), and thus the validity of the 2019 Presidential Elections, was delivered by the Namibian Supreme Court. Itula was much anticipated, particularly in a heavily contested political climate where the incumbent President […]

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Challenge to Electronic Voting Machines in Namibia’s Elections Dismissed by the Electoral Tribunal

Ndjodi Ndeunyema - 27th November 2019

Right to Vote

On November 27, Namibians will, for the 7th time since independence and multi-party democracy, go to the polls in Presidential and National Assembly elections. This time, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used to cast votes. While EVMs were first used without a paper trail in the 2014 general election, there has been constant political […]

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