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    "content": "timeframe for the voters register when they realized that they might not beat the deadline given the delay in acquiring the biometric register system. They, indeed, brought a proposal to reduce the time required from, I believe, 60 days to 45 days. We borrowed a leaf at the Committee after realizing that the time we had to conclude these rules was not sufficient to enable us to fall within the timeframe provided for in the statute. That is why we sought an amendment just for this particular election, because the delay is specific to the coming elections. In fact, Members ought to appreciate that what we are doing now is unprecedented, that is having these rules considered, debated and approved by the House. It has not happened before. Previously, the Electoral Commission prepared these rules, gazetted them and proceeded to implement them. However, under the new system, the rules will have to come here, they have to be debated and approved before the IEBC can proceed to publish them. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the rationale really was to seek an extension specific only to this particular election, the first election under the new Constitution."
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