With all those obstacles, it's no wonder why the expected turnout for tomorrow's elections is significantly lower than usual.
We did a small facebook survey last week showing that registered voters who won't go out to cast their ballot are either afraid of catching COVID or simply don't like any of the candidates.
Pair that with those affected by flooding and the current active cases of the virus and you have a prediction of merely 60% turnout. Josephine Tamai told us her views on this low projected turnout.
Jules Vasquez:
"What do you think our percentage will be in this very usual election?"
Josephine Tamai, Chief Elections Officer, Elections and Boundaries
"That is a difficult question Jules because I know many things have been going through many people's minds if you listen to what people are saying but I will tell you in the end I still believe that we will get more than 60 percent of the persons who are registered coming out to vote. When I said 60 percent, I was basing it on the average that we normally have which is basically like 73 percent and like I said we know there are some persons who are still outside of the country who have not been able to come back to vote. Listening to many people I know some people are still fearful of going out and I want to encourage those persons to please come out it is only a sacrifice for a little bit of time, for a couple hours in order for you to let your voice to be heard come out and cast your vote on election day."
The average percentage of voter turnout in the past years were in the high 70's to low 80's. After the 1998 re registration is was 92%.
