Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2008

Review

Evolution of elections management in Tanzania

A. S. Norman1,2,3*, O. M. Mdegella4 and R. M. Lubawa4
  1Moshi University College of Cooperative and Business Studies (MUCCoBS), P. O. Box 474, Sokoine Road, Moshi, Tanzania. 2Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, Tumaini University, P. O. Box 200, Iringa, Tanzania. 3Africa Network of Elections Observers and Peace Builders International, P. O. Box 3636, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 4Faculty of Theology, Tumaini University, P. O. Box 200 Iringa, Tanzania.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 08 September 2011
  •  Published: 19 September 2011

Abstract

 

This paper provides a discussion on the evolution of elections management in Tanzania with a focus on technological advancement in administering registration of voters. The paper provides the merits that permanent voters register has brought over the thumb practice. It traces the management of elections during colonialism, after independence through 1990s but before reintroduction of multiparty democracy. The paper concludes that technological advancement has eased the management of elections in Tanzania and has removed most of complaints that were made by political parties regarding forgery of names in the register among others.

 

Key words: Election management, permanent voters register, technology.

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