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Enrolment Frequently Asked Questions
Questions & Answers
Q. What is the Electoral Roll?
A. The Electoral Roll is a list of names of eligible electors who are allowed to vote in National or Local Level government elections. The Electoral Roll also contains details of the address, occupation and sex of an elector.
Q. Do I have to enrol?
A. Yes, if you are eligible then you must enrol. The Organic Law makes it compulsory for eligible people to enrol.
Q. What is the latest date I can put my name on the Electoral Roll?
A. Before the issue of writs by filling out an enrolment form.
Note: If your name is not on the Electoral Roll you should enrol now.
Q. I am not yet 18 years old but will be turning 18 before the elections. Can I have my name put on the Electoral Roll now so that I will be able to vote in the elections?
A. You can only put your name on the Electoral Roll if you are 18 years or older. When you turn 18 you will need to complete an Enrolment Form to put your name on the Electoral Roll so that you can vote in the elections.
Q. How can I get my name on the Electoral Roll?
A. You can only get your name on the Electoral Roll if you fill in the proper Enrolment Form.
Q. Where can I get an Enrolment Form?
A. You can get an Enrolment Form from the Election Manager in your Province
Q. Can I photocopy a blank Enrolment Form and fill that in?
A. No, each Enrolment Form is uniquely numbered. If you photocopy the form, the Electoral Commission will not accept it.
Q. Will the Electoral Commission accept names on anything else other than a proper Enrolment Form?
A. No, the Electoral Commission will not accept anything except a proper Enrolment Form that has been signed by the Elector and has been properly witnessed.
Q. Who can witness my Enrolment Form?
A. An Enrolment Form can only be witnessed by one of the following officials:
- the Election Manager
- the District Coordinator
- the Sub-District Manager
- the LLG Manager
Q. I am in Prison. Can I enrol and Vote?
A. If you are not under the sentence of death or have not been sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 9 months or more then you can enrol and vote. You will need to fill in a proper Enrolment Form. Enrolment Teams will try to visit all prisons to collect forms from eligible prisoners who want to enrol.
Q. I want to enrol for my village but I no longer live there?
A. You can only enrol for the address where you now live, in the electorate where you are now living. You can only be enrolled for one place at a time.
Q. I have my name on the Electoral Roll in my electorate under the village where I come from. I haven't lived in my village for the past 6 months but I still want to enrol for my village?
A. You can only be enrolled in one electorate at a time and for one place of residence at a time. The Organic Law says that you are to be enrolled for the place where you live.
Q. If I don't want to Enrol in the Electorate where I am living, do I have a choice where I can enrol, for example the village where I was born?
A. The Organic Law on National and Local Level Government Elections provides for people to enrol for the place where they have lived for 6 months or more. if you are enrolled for a place where you no longer live you will be taken off the roll. It is up to you to enrol for the place where you now live.
Q. Why should I enrol where I live and not for the place where I was born?
A. By enrolling for the place where you now live you can then vote for the representative who can best represent you and who can best affect the services, which you use. That elected member will be your representative in Parliament. Those electors now living in the village where you were born will vote for and be represented by the member for that electorate.
Q. Can I have my name on the Electoral Roll for a place where I was born as well as the place where I now live?
A. You cannot be enrolled for more than one place at a time. You should be enrolled for the place where you now live.
Q. As the Head of the Family, can I enrol the members of my family who are 18 years or older?
A. No, each elector must do this themselves. The Electoral Commission will only accept the proper Enrolment Forms completed and signed by the elector who is enrolling. As head of your family you can encourage and assist members of family to fill out an Enrolment Form provided by the Electoral Commission but must sign their own form.
Q. Can somebody else sign my Enrolment Form for me?
A. No, only the elector who is completing the claim for Enrolment can sign his or her form. If the elector cannot sign their signature because they cannot write, then they can make their "mark" in the space provided.
Q. What happens if an elector cannot sign his or her name?
A. If the elector cannot sign their signature because they cannot write their name then they can make their "mark" in the space provided.
Q. My mother cannot read or write. Can she still enrol?
A. It is compulsory for PNG citizens 18 years and older to enrol. You can help your mother fill in an enrolment form but she herself will have to make a mark where the form requires her to sign it.
Q. What if my relative is blind or disabled in any way, can I help them enrol?
A. Yes, you can help them fill out their Enrolment Form but they will need to make their own mark on the form where it asks for signature. You may have to help them do this.
Q. My name has been taken off the Electoral Roll. Why is that?
A. Your name has probably been taken off the Electoral Roll for one of the following reasons:
- The Electoral Commission believes you no longer live at that place
- You are already enrolled under another name or
- they mistakenly believe that you are dead.
Q. What do I do if my name has been taken off the Electoral Roll by mistake?
A. All you need to do is fill in another Enrolment Form and you will be placed back on the Electoral Roll.
Q. Why is the Electoral Commission updating the Electoral Roll?
A. The Electoral Commission is updating the Electoral Roll so that the Electoral Roll will be as accurate as possible for the elections. Only those people whose names are on the Electoral Roll are allowed to vote at the elections. We want to make sure that only eligible people are registered on the Electoral Roll and can vote. Also, the Electoral Commission has computerised the Electoral Roll to make it more accurate and easier to use and wants to ensure it has accurate and up to date information on the new computerised system.
Q. I have been enrolled for years, why do I have to fill in a new enrolment form?
A. The Electoral Commission wants to make sure that the Electoral Roll is as accurate and up to date as possible before the elections. By filling in a new form you will allow us to make sure your details are accurate and that you are enrolled for the correct electorate so that you can vote in the elections.
Q. Why does the Electoral Commission want the extra details about me for the Electoral Roll?
A. In the past, the Enrolment Form that electors filled in did not have space where electors could tell the Electoral Commission such things as their date of birth. The new Enrolment Form allows electors to be able to tell the Commission this. This means that the Electoral Commission can now better tell individual electors apart. For example if a father and son are both called Pius Soli and they live in the same village, the Electoral Commission would not have been able to tell that they were two different people. With the extra information such as dates of birth the Electoral Commission will be able to tell that there are two people called Pius Soli.
Q. What is the latest date I can put my name on the Electoral Roll?
A. You will be able to put your name on the Electoral Roll to vote in the elections right up until the Rolls are closed off at 4PM on the day of the Issue of the Writ.
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