NEC plans to delete more than 100,000 registered voters, while new registrants estimate more than 400,000
Phnom Penh÷The National Election Committee (NEC) plans to remove the names of more than 100,000 voters from the list of voters during the update on the voter list and voter registration 2022 from October 20. This face. Names are scheduled to be removed from the list as the number of new registrants is estimated at more than 400,000.
Speaking at a meeting with stakeholders on the morning of September 30, HE Nuth Sokhom, Deputy Chairman of the NEC, said that the new registration for more than 180,000 Cambodians over the age of 18 and More than 78,000 people relocated to new communes. “Commune / Sangkat voter registration will run from October 20 to December 8, 2022,” he said. Voter registration aims to ensure the right to vote of citizens who meet the legal requirements by building a complete, accurate, up-to-date and secure voter list. At the same time, the 2022 voter list will be used in the 7th National Assembly election, which will be held on July 23, 2023.
Please note that the annual voter list update and voter registration in communes across the country refers to Cambodians who have just reached the age of 18 and have not previously registered to vote, as well as those who have moved. Residence in a new commune and want to register to vote in the current place of residence. At the time of this update, requests for correction of voters’ names or data were allowed based on valid credentials. In particular, the removal of voter names from the list refers to the deceased and those who have been temporarily disenfranchised.
As of September 30, the NEC has cooperated with commune / sangkat authorities, especially village chiefs, to distribute invitations to more than 4.58 million people, equivalent to 49.76% of the total number of invitations. The NEC has published. The distribution of invitations will continue until October 19, 2022. Source: Ministry of Information
