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NAMs are Criticized for Eliminating the Clause on Diaspora Voting Rights

Gambian civil society groups denounce the removal of Clause 14 from the Elections Bill 2021, calling it a violation of diaspora voting rights and urging lawmakers to reinstate it before the 2026 elections.

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Summary of Position Paper on Diaspora Voting Rights

Elections Watch: By EFSCRJ & Gambia Participates The paper calls for clarity and urges members of the National Assembly to restore the deleted clause to safeguard and actualize the voting rights of Gambians in the diaspora. 1. Constitutional Rights: The 1997 Constitution grants all Gambians, including those in the diaspora, the fundamental right to vote.

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