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Ashlawn wrote:

I have a question for the author Pap sculgief. If your changes to the constitution in the 2nd part of your amendment are implemented would the EC decide which political parties to include on the ballot or would political party affiliation just not be listed at all?

The latter. Party affiliation being mentioned, whether directly or indirectly, could affect who citizens vote for. The way I see it, candidates should be voted on by their campaign, and not party affiliation. Hope that answered your question.

In terms of Dendrobium’s amendments, I support Amendment A, as it is a logical amendment. But I’m against Amendment B. The amendment doesn’t undermine the right to run for election or join a party. It simply removes the need for parties to be on the ballot, not citizens wiling to run in an election. The idea was to make it only the candidates’ choice if they are to be added onto the ballot or not. We aren’t stopping citizens from joining a party and we certainly aren’t stopping candidates from mentioning their party affiliation in campaigns. What we are stopping is letting parties put themselves on the ballot, and making it solely the choice of a citizen to be added to the ballot or not.