Maldives election body to verify voter registration after complaints of fraud
More than 12,800 have registered to vote outside their home constituency.
29 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
The Elections Commission has decided to verify voter registration forms amid allegations of fraud.
More than 12,800 people have so far registered to vote outside their native island in the September 23 presidential election, EC member Ahmed Akram told the Maldives Independent.
With thousands of voters residing overseas, working in resorts or living in the capital with their official residence elsewhere, re-registration drives by the EC and political parties are taking place ahead of an August 11 deadline.
“We are receiving a lot of complaints with all political parties accusing each other of trying to commit fraud by re-registering voters to wrong locations and complaints like that,” Akram said.
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