Election polling

​NCD: Officials threaten to boycott polling

Apparently, all materials and logistics for the five wards have not been sorted out yet. This includes distribution of ballot papers and boxes, polling officials’ allowances and fuel voucher for the hire buses.

The hundred-plus teams in the electorate have signed a petition, which they aim to bring to the electoral commission.

But NCD election manager, Terence Hetinu, says this is information is not true.

“The materials are here. They have been misled. If they go through with the boycott, this is not good for the electorate,” he said.

Ballot papers will be delivered on time: Gamato

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.