Myanmar to launch door-to-door voter list survey
Myanmar to launch door-to-door voter list survey
The Global New Light of Myanmar, 31 May 2016
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PLANS are underway to register voters nationwide through door-to-door visits in order to ensure accuracy in future elections, the Union Election Commission (UEC) announced in the Pyithu Hluttw yesterday.
According to the UEC member, a pilot project to improve the list of voters will be conducted in Yangon Region’s Kyauktada Township this June, and the process of compiling nationwide voters’ lists will be carried out in cooperation with political parties, civil society organizations and international organizations.
The UEC plans to launch a poster campaign and voter education programmes for radio and television in order to encourage participation in the nationwide voter-list compilation process.
There were more than 23 million eligible voters included in the voters’ list compiled ahead of the previous general election.
According to the UEC member, a pilot project to improve the list of voters will be conducted in Yangon Region’s Kyauktada Township this June, and the process of compiling nationwide voters’ lists will be carried out in cooperation with political parties, civil society organizations and international organizations.
The UEC plans to launch a poster campaign and voter education programmes for radio and television in order to encourage participation in the nationwide voter-list compilation process.
There were more than 23 million eligible voters included in the voters’ list compiled ahead of the previous general election.