Election Of Regional Councillors : Time to Collect Registration Cards

The Director General  of Elections at Elections Cameroon (ELECAM), Erik Essoussè in a press release on November 12, 2020 informed members of the college of Municipal Councillors and that of traditional rulers, that the voter cards were available and may be collected at the Divisional Branch offices of ELECAM at their territorial jurisdiction, starting from Monday, November 16, 2020. 
This means that as from today, members of the two electoral colleges would have to start collecting their registration cards. The availability of the cards for distribution beginning from this November 16 is in strict respect of Section 226 (1) of the Electoral Code which provides that, “Registration cards shall be distributed by the divisional branches of Elections Cameroon, within 20 days preceding the elections.” As such, today, November 16, 2020 makes exactly 20 days to the election of Regional Councillors coming up on December 6, 2020.  According to the specifications stated in Section 225 (1) of the Electoral Code, in each of the registration cards “must feature the full name of the elector, date and place of birth, photograph, finger prints, type of the elective office, filiation, profession, domicile or place of residence.” Other details with regard to the election of Regional Councillors relate to the fact that cards of traditional rulers have the pink colour while those for Municipal Councillors have a red colour. The cards not distributed, shall remain at the disposal of their holders until the close of the poll at the divisional branch of Elections Cameroon.
With the launch of the distribution of registration cards today, the electoral operations are gradually moving for the head office of ELECAM to the field specifically, divisional branches. Other materials such as ballot papers, envelops, i...