The Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission (PNG EC) website is offline right after the last election. This year, it seems, they are operating from their Facebook page.
But, for a statutory body, it is a no brainer to have a working website, let alone during the election period.
The website is NOT ONLY an important tool for gathering election 2022 data and communicating information at this time, but also a vital information source for future elections.
PNG EC should get its website back online. Wondered where to get the updated PNG Electoral Common Roll?
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(Follow-up note: After this article, the PNG EC website is back online)
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Why PNG EC website is offline?
The main reason the website is offline is simply that the PNG EC is unable to host it successfully.
You'd think they should get it online by now when they already have a functioning URL. Not only that, they are on Google search results, too. Out of 230,000 search appearances, PNG EC website is number 1 and rightfully it should!
PNG EC is the body that should have its own website at this time.
Social media and Facebook pages are not the right places to store, manipulate, analyse and retrieve election data. Social media are only sharing platforms.
Election data is important.
Why PNG EC should run its website?
How PNG EC can get the website back online
What the electoral commission is saying about its website
''The website of the Electoral Commission of Papua New Guinea is currently being redesigned. Access to past PNGEC data is hence limited at the moment. Please reach out to our team via social media...'' Google Cache snippet 08/05/2022
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