Disenfranchisement at Polls as Citizens Unable to Vote and Illegal Voting Allowed
TIC Executive Director Kol Preap
Transparency International Cambodia (TIC) Conducted a sample-base observation of the July 28th election and vote count. In this observation, TIC deployed a total of 906 TIC observers to a representative sample of 407 polling stations across 24 provinces and municipalities. Here are some of the findings:
- In 60% of polling stations, citizens with proper identification were unable to find their names on the voters list.
- In 26% of the polling stations, people were allowed to vote without valid identification. This is concerning given the excess names on the voters list and the over half a million duplicate names, as uncovered by independent sources.
- Voting with ICEs was prevalent and in 93% of polling stations ICEs were used. Example: In an alarming 12% of stations, 51 or more voters used an ICE to vote.
For more information and findings, please see the Press Release.
