'Smartmatic' Raises Mountains From the Valley

The use of Elections Monitoring Devices (EMDs) by Dutch company Smartmatic, which the Electoral Commission (MEC) is expected to use in the 2025 elections, has raised eyebrows. Some political parties and NGOs are calling on the MEC to change its mind on the devices and stick to the method used in previous elections. EMDs are a modern way of counting, counting and sending election results, but according to political parties such as the DPP, Aford,…