New website for voters [-How many in Cambodia has internet access to verify their status?]

06-03-2008
By Ung Chamroeun
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr

Since 26 February, the National Election Committee (NEC) had set up an information website about the upcoming July general election (www.voterlist.org.kh). Voters can verify that they are indeed registered on the voters lists. Tep Nitha, NEC secretary-general indicated that, if problems are encountered, voters can call either one of the following phone numbers:

• 011 78 77 66
• 092 79 77 66
• 017 46 77 66
• 015 86 77 66

Based on the NEC data, 8,124,092 voters will be voting on 27 July, including 4,347,236 women (53.5%). In 2003, during the last general election, a first website was made available to the public (www.necelect.org.kh). This website provides information in Khmer and in English, in particular, press releases and various laws regarding political aspects in the kingdom.