Electoral Lists : Registration Re-opens Nationwide

Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) have according to legal dispositions commenced registration of potential electors on their electoral lists for 2025. Those of voting age wishing to have their names enlisted can do so at any ELECAM branch office or mobile registration points made available for that purpose. The registration process is in accordance with provisions of Section 74 of the Electoral Code which stipulates that electoral registers shall be permanent and would be revised every year throughout the national territory. “The annual revision of the electoral registers shall commence on 1 January and end on 31 August of every year,” stipulates the Code. The process is however witnessing a timid start nationwide. With the Presidential election in view, the registration process would automatically stop upon the convening of the electoral college. 
ELECAM branch offices that had registered new electors at press time had the number in single digits. Some ELECAM branch offices in the Centre Region had not registered any new potential voters but the staff were all in the office at 7:30am with all necessary equipment and dispositions to have people registered. “The beginning is always lukewarm. With the different proximity mechanisms put in place by hierarchy, people tend to get more interested over time and the number of those registered increases. We are available in the office during official working hours to register people, or provide any requested information about ELECAM to citizens,” stated a staff at the Yaounde I Council branch office. 
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