KIRIBATI: Electoral Awaress campaigns to reduce invalid vote

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Updated July 20, 2007 16:24:56

The Kiribati Electoral Commissioner, Rine Ueara is hoping awareness campaigns will help reduce the number of invalid votes in next month's general election. Voters will go to the polls on 22nd August to elect candidates competing for 44 parliamentary seats in 23 electoral districts. Ms Ueara says the electoral office hopes that education campaigns explaining how to fill out a ballot paper correctly will help reduce the mistakes of the past.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speakers: Rine Ueara, Kiribati Electoral Commissioner

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