By Makutu Manneh
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has disclosed that it recorded 1,694 objections following its 2026 supplementary voter registration exercise, the commission announced during its monthly stakeholder forum.
In a presentation to the forum, the IEC said the objections were submitted to election officers across the country as part of efforts to clean the provisional voters list ahead of the 2026 elections.
Wassu recorded the highest number of objections at 425, followed by Mansakonko with 391, Kerewan with 323, Basse with 236, Brikama with 152, Kanifing with 130, Janjanbureh with 20, and Yarambamba with 12. Banjul and Sibanor recorded no objections.
The IEC said all objection forms received have been processed by attaching the relevant claimant forms. The commission explained that objections relating to voters registered in 2026 were accepted, while those relating to voters registered in 2021 were not.
“Objectors whose objections could not be traced to any 2026 registered voter were contacted for clarification,” the commission reported.
The processed objections have since been entered into a “notice to person objected to” form and are now awaiting hearing dates from the Revising Court, once constituted. The IEC said objectees will be served with the notice once the court sets those dates.
The commission also clarified that the 212,095 registered voters reported from the field at the close of the supplementary exercise remain provisional, informing stakeholders that the provisional voters list will only become final and conclusive after affirmation by the Revising Magistrates.
The IEC said the figure includes new registrations as well as administrative records such as double registrations, replacements, edit cards, spoiled and damaged cards, and reprints issued due to power outages.
The commission reiterated its commitment to transparency and urged stakeholders to allow the legal process to run its course through the Revising Courts ahead of the finalization of the voters register for the 2026 elections.
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