Bougainville goes to the polls

 POLLING for the 2015 general election in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville begins today, according to the acting Bougainville Electoral Commissioner George Manu.

“Polling will start on Monday and I want to assure the people that the officials are ready to conduct polling,” Manu said.

Polling materials, including ballot boxes and ballot papers, have been transported to each constituency. 

Polling will start in 215 locations in the 33 constituencies.

Three special polling booths will be set up in Buka, Arawa and Buin for voters who cannot return to their constituencies to cast their votes.

Polling will be conducted in the National Capital District, Lae, Rabaul, Madang and Goroka for Bougainvilleans living there. Polling is expected to take two weeks before ballot boxes are taken to the three central counting centres in North, Central and South Bougainville.