By Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
08 October 2008
The National Election Committee made a public call on Wednesday for Cambodian voters to register and update their information with commune leaders.
Those eligible to vote have until Oct. 20 to update their local voter lists in order to participate in future elections.
The next nationwide election will be held in 2012, when voters elect commune council members. The NEC updates voter registration lists every year.
"It is very important that people participate in the election," said Tep Nitha, secretary-general of the NEC. "They must go check their names on voting lists to avoid the problem of a lost name in the coming election. And the young generation who will be 18-years-old by the end of 2008 must go ask to be registered on the voter list of the commune."
The NEC took two months following July's election to update its lists, and Tep Nitha said Wednesday between 250,000 to 350,000 youths will be of voting age this year.
Opposition leaders and election monitors said following July's election the voter registries were inaccurate, making it difficult for some to vote and displaying some names twice.
Problems with registration have caused apathy in some of the voting public, said Hang Puthea, executive director of the Neutral and Impartial Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia.
"We see the announcement of the NEC in commune headquarters," he said, "but it seems that people are less interested after the general election and people are not well informed."
Those eligible to vote have until Oct. 20 to update their local voter lists in order to participate in future elections.
The next nationwide election will be held in 2012, when voters elect commune council members. The NEC updates voter registration lists every year.
"It is very important that people participate in the election," said Tep Nitha, secretary-general of the NEC. "They must go check their names on voting lists to avoid the problem of a lost name in the coming election. And the young generation who will be 18-years-old by the end of 2008 must go ask to be registered on the voter list of the commune."
The NEC took two months following July's election to update its lists, and Tep Nitha said Wednesday between 250,000 to 350,000 youths will be of voting age this year.
Opposition leaders and election monitors said following July's election the voter registries were inaccurate, making it difficult for some to vote and displaying some names twice.
Problems with registration have caused apathy in some of the voting public, said Hang Puthea, executive director of the Neutral and Impartial Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia.
"We see the announcement of the NEC in commune headquarters," he said, "but it seems that people are less interested after the general election and people are not well informed."
8 comments:
I think cambodian governments should start to do something by provide our soldier with the right material stuffs..as you can see their tents should match with the color of the uniforms..No body care about the soldier at all!! I felt bad for our poor soldiers, they don't even have the right equipments or material needed, if you look at thais they are mordernize and fully equips...
Cambodian soldiers are very strong and bold..Our governments should pay more attention and give them more supporte, they risk their life to protect us and the country, and we all must give them fully supported and needed.......
What are the two jack ass above talking above.
about khmer politics.....it's all about ah sen......
It's good to start from now, as let parties have time to check for the list.
For the SRP and HRP you have to take care of the list to prevent that when you loss, then you say they cheat you. It's time for you to prepare well and take enough evidence for your next victor on CPP. Otherwide you loss again and not 26 seats, it will 3 seats.
When it come to war, Cambodia is no fortune teller. They have been virtually wrong in all of their predictions in the past.
form 1810 well-known, the threatening methods all used and what's next? yeah buy the vote, promise those fools at the countryside that cpp will not seize their land etc...
What's next? think ahead and act ahead...
When you do a great job, you get to do it again.
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