The 11- tem object ons of the oppos t on part es

1. It is wrong for voters who live in the same apartment building to vote in different polling stations provi ded they stay in the same electoral district.

2. The abi li ty of the presi dent of the electoral commission of a province to shift polling stati ons has the potential to turn away voters who feel worri ed about the anonymi ty in casting a ballot. It is a form of voter suppress on.

3. There are quest on marks over how the l st of mobile ballot boxes for the disabled will be formed and how these boxes will be secured on electi on day.

4. The current regulat on g v ng pol t cal parties a say in the selection of the chairman and members of the electoral commi ssi on has been aboli shed. The commi ssi on members wi ll now be elected by public officials, potentially politicizing the commission. This will reduce the control mechanisms of political parties, which are 5. key In the to presidential ensuring fair and elections. parliamentary elections, ballot papers should be put into separate envelopes, not lumped together. 6. It will be a more sati sfactory regulation in terms of election safety if the watermarked ballots and envelopes are used with the seal of the electoral commi ssi on

7. The definition of the ballot box district

contains ambiguity in terms of the prohibition on propaganda and the duty and jurisdiction of the law enforcement officer.

8. The new regulat on expands the right to call law enforcement officers to all voters at polling stations. This means the legal objections to voting and counting irregularities may be prevented by fear of arrest. Polling stat on observers, whether from the electorate, ci vil society or political parties, will face pressure against protesting any irregularities they witness. 9. Envelopes and ballots w th no seals will be counted as valid. It s unacceptable to remove the safety of the seal.

10. Votes which are not given to any of the allied parties but rather to the alliance as “jo nt votes” w ll be d str buted proportionally between the parties that support the alliance. But the calculations made on the voter’s unknown choice will overshadow the accuracy of the election results and the clarity of the electorate’s will.

11. The new regulations unfairly weight the 10 percent electoral threshold in favor of the parties that make an alliance while providing advantage for them on the ballots. This is against the principle of equality.