Ballot papers will be delivered on time: Gamato

All election polling materials will be distributed on time before Papua New Guineans cast their votes, starting on June 24.

Electoral Commissioner Patilias Gamato said the distribution from Port Moresby to all provincial capitals will be completed on Friday.

They are giving one week for provincial election teams to prepare the disbursement of polling materials to all polling venues in each province.     

 Gamato said the polling materials consist of ballot papers, ink rolls and candidate posters.

The airlifting of the materials to nine provincial capitals started on Saturday.

Manus, Bougainville, Sandaun, East Sepik, Oro, Milne Bay, Western, Morobe and Madang provinces had their polling materials delivered as of Monday.

The eight weeks of campaign will end on 23 June, followed by 14 days of nationwide polling on 24 June.

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Author: 
Charles Yapumi