ID card renewal service suspended over ‘voting rights’
The renewal service will resume after the September 23 election.
24 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
The renewal of ID cards will be suspended so that people do not lose their right to vote, the Department of National Registration said Monday, marking the latest institutional U-turn ahead of the election.
Days earlier the DNR said it would not be responsible if people lost their right to vote because they had renewed their ID card to change the information on it.
Newspaper Mihaaru reported that those renewing their ID card were having to sign a consent form saying they had no objection to losing their right to vote.
“This decision was made to ensure that no Maldivian loses his or her right to vote in the upcoming election,” said an accommodating notice from the DNR.
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