Voter turnout from 109 pre-poll venues stands at 64.94% while FEO awaits information from 40 other venues

Voter turnout from 109 venues on the first day of pre-poll is at 64.94 percent which is a cause for concern while the Fijian Elections Office is waiting for information from 40 other venues as they cannot be contacted.

This has been highlighted by the Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem who says pre-poll is happening in areas which are far-flung where information transmission takes time because it has to be done physically.

He says today is day 2 of pre-poll and they are expecting voting to take place at 143 venues.

Saneem says if you are a pre-poll voter and you did not go to your venue, you cannot vote again.

The Supervisor further says FEO will be extending the time to vote in certain areas so that when students finish their exams, they can come and vote.

Saneem says if an ordinary Fijian is concerned that the voter turnout is low then the rightful thing to do is take some action and increase the turnout.

He says free transport will be available next Wednesday December 14th and all someone will have to do is call someone and ask what time the bus will be near their house.

Saneem adds as it is now, everything has been made possible for people to come and vote and the only thing that is left is the person's own intentions. The Supervisor adds postal voting verification begins tomorrow and they have received about 1,000 postal votes so far.