PPM refuses to sign voter lists
12 Jan 2014, 8:40 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
The ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM) has refused to sign voter lists for the January 18 local council elections.
Speaking at a press conference today, campaign team member Mohamed Aslamee said the Elections Commission (EC) had revised 16 voter lists shortly before the deadline for voter registry approval ended at 10:00 pm last night.
The PPM has asked for more time to check the lists.
“For example, if there are problems in 16 lists, then we merge lists of all 462 boxes and check how citizens have been allocated for voting. Their permanent addresses and changed addresses. We have to do mapping on a large scale. This is a technical task. We do not just check the lists within two hours and say that’s alright and sign them,” Aslamee said.
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