Steps To Voting Process During The August 9th Polls

On Tuesday, August 9, eligible voters will follow a 7-step instruction manual provided by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
The IEBC states that the voting process will start with voter identification and end with the voter leaving the polling place at each polling place.

The polls will start at 6 am and finish at 5 pm.

1. Voter enters the polling place with their passport or 1D.

A voter lines up and enters a polling place using their Identification Card (ID) or a current Kenyan passport. They can move on to the following step if there is no line.

2. The KIEMS kit was used to identify and verify voters.

Each voter will be required to present a valid ID or Kenya passport to a polling clerk in order to be identified.

The clerk will then use the KEIMS kit to electronically verify your name. Your eligibility to vote and whether your name has been registered at that particular polling place will be determined through the process.

The voter moves on to the following phase if they are cleared.

3. Six ballots with stamps are given to each voter.

Six ballots that have been stamped will then be given to the voter.

Among the papers are those of a presidential contender (in white), a governor, a senator, a member of parliament, a woman representative, and a county assembly member (beige).

4. The ballots are discreetly marked by the voter.

With their ballots in hand, voters proceed to a private booth where they mark the papers with the names of the candidates they choose.

A voter will indicate (a tick or a cross) against their candidate on each piece of paper. A voter should only use one symbol, not both. Be sure to mark inside the box as well.

Any ballot that is marked with more than one symbol, additional symbols, or even outside the designated box is considered spoiled.

For any of the six positions, a spoilt vote does not count toward the overall vote total of the voter’s favorite candidate.
5. The voter places their ballots in the designated ballot boxes.

The contestant heads to each ballot box given for each slot in the election after properly marking the papers. The lid’s color matches the ballot paper’s color exactly.

The voter must make sure that each vote is cast in the appropriate box. The vote that shows up in the incorrect box becomes a spoiled vote if this is not done.

The Presiding Officer and all party representatives are present for this, as well.

6. An permanent ink mark on the voter’s finger.

When the voter approaches, the clerk will have a marker pen ready to mark their tiny finger “pinky,” which is the space between the index and middle finger.

The ink is permanent (not removable easily). It serves as evidence that a person has cast a ballot and discourages further or subsequent voting.

7. A voter departs the polling place

Following that, the voter will depart the location and shouldn’t stay on the polling place’s property.