NEC concerned over new IDs

The National Election Committee has expressed concern over whether the Interior Ministry will be able to issue enough new biometric identity cards – which ensure voter names aren’t duplicated – in time for it to register voters ahead of the 2017 commune elections. The issue, among those discussed at a meeting between the two bodies on Wednesday, could complicate the NEC’s planned efforts to digitise and clean-up voter lists next year, according to NEC spokesman Hang Puthea. …

Meas Sokchea and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-concerned-over-new-ids