The Assembly of the Republic approved today, by consensus and definitively, the Voter Registration Law, increasing the start of voter registration from the previous six months to nine months after the announcement of the election date. Meeting in an extraordinary session, the plenary of the Assembly of the Republic approved this Wednesday the amendment of the Voter Registration Law. Thus accepting the criticisms made by political parties regarding the initially planned dates that coincided with the rainy season which, according to the parties, would not allow everyone to participate. The president of the Assembly of the Republic, Esperança Bias, hopes that all citizens participate in the census and that there is space for better coordination of electoral management bodies. The President of the National Elections Commission, Dom Carlos Matsinhe, says that the new date for The start of voter registration will be known soon, as soon as the proposal is sent to the Government. Deputies from the three parliamentary groups represented in the Assembly of the Republic are in favor of the change. Source: O País
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