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    "content": "(Eng. M. M. Ali): Thank you very much for giving me the chance to contribute to this Bill. I must say right from the outset that this is a very important Bill for this country. Election issues have been very contentious in this country for a very long time because of bad laws. Our new Constitution has set a new paradigm for the country, and for that reason, it is important that this Bill is before us today. I must congratulate the Minister and his team for putting the Bill before us and hope that we will pass it with some amendments. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill intends to put in place an Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. This will be the umpire for our elections, and also the body for the purpose of reviewing electoral boundaries in this country. Therefore, it will be very important. The Bill may have some drafting issues here and there. Overall, I think it is a very good Bill. On the table of contents, I have a problem with the heading of the Fifth Schedule. It should be headed the way it was intended. The idea was that it was Sixth Schedule. It should refer to the first review and not what is in the Bill today. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the functions of the proposed Commission are spelt out in our Constitution. The mandate of the Commission is very clear."
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