BOTSWANA Category 2: Requests for Information The following questions were sent to Independent Electoral Commission: 1. What are your projections regarding the next coming elections in terms of numbers of people who are eligible to vote? 2. Is the country ready for online voting? If not what is delaying the process? 3. How many political parties are likely to participate in the next coming elections? 4. Is IEC going to allow the members of public to evaluate the next coming elections after the event? If no, please explain n = 20 Yes No 1.Is there an official designated to take and respond to information requests? (Please state title of officials in ‘Additional Information’) • 2. Did the institution reply within 21 days? (If less than 7 please state in ‘Additional Information’) • 3. Did the Institution respond to a request for information? • 4. Does the authority publish its procedures for dealing with information requests? • 5. Did the institution provide all of the information requested? (If partially please mark ‘No’, indicate in ‘Additional Information’ how much of the information requested was supplied) • 6. Did the institution provide written reasons for the refusal of information? (If information was not refused, please contact the institution to find out what the policy is in this regard –if the institution supplies written reasons for refusal mark ‘Yes’) • 7. Did the institution disclose information about its operations, budgets, structure etc. • Additional Information All information requested was provided • 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? 9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? • 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? • Total Score: 18/20 12