NCD polls: Voters turned away

Residents have been turned away from polling venues in Moresby South after finding out their names were not on the electoral roll.

Many expressed anger at the polling venues at Sabama and Downtown Port Moresby after being turned away by officials.

They told Loop PNG that the final updated electoral roll does not contain their names.

Earlier this week, Electoral Commissioner, Patilias Gamato, announced that the 2012 and the 2017 preliminary roll will be used with the final 2017 roll after many people were turned away in several polling venues around the country.

However, polling officials in Moresby South, particularly at Downtown, said they have only been issued the 2017 roll and not the two previous rolls.

They are not sure whether those rolls will be made available to them later today.

Author: 
Cedric Patjole