Election officials brace for Pchum Ben rush

Commune offices around the country are bracing for a surge in voter registrations over the Pchum Ben holiday that could become a make-or-miss moment in building the foundation for upcoming elections. After nearly a month of registrations, the National Election Committee reported on Tuesday that 3.5 million people—36.7 percent of eligible voters—have had their thumbprints scanned, photographs taken and personal details entered into a new digital voter list that’s being prepared in response to problems of missing and duplicate names in the 2013 elections. …

Michael Dickison and Ben Sokhean
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