Thousands of voters failing to re-register to vote in Male before August 7 deadline, warns Elections Commission
26 Jul 2013, 2:42 PM
Leah Malone
Only 11,000 out of an estimated 65,000 Maldivians have registered to vote outside of their permanent residence for the September 7 presidential election, with many unregistered voters confident they will not encounter problems voting on election day.
Despite this confidence, many of these same voters have also cited confusion or a lack of awareness about registration and voting regulations.
While public response to the voter re-registration process has been poor, Maldivians can only re-register until August 7, after which time the window of opportunity will end, Elections Commission (EC) President Fuwad Thowfeek told local media.
“We urge everyone to pay special heed to the re-registration. Once the deadline ends, we won’t allow any more chances because we need to verify the forms as well,” Thowfeek explained.
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