The Committee for Free and Fair Elections and the Neutral and Impartial Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia said about 680,000 potential voters still need to register

Survey: More Than 10 Percent Unregistered for National Polls
Win Thida, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
06 September 2007

A recent survey by two independent election monitors showed more than
10 percent of eligible voters had yet to register, the groups
announced Thursday.

The Committee for Free and Fair Elections and the Neutral and
Impartial Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia said about
680,000 potential voters still need to register, a number similar to
that predicted by the National Election Committee.

Cambodians will vote for representatives in parliament in July next
year, which in turn determines who sits in ministerial seats. A
relatively low number of voters in this year's local elections has
worried some observers who say voters are either confused by the
process-or apathetic to it.

"We audited, first, to give a report observing the election to be
independent, second, to state whether the voter lists are correct,
third, for election process transparency," Nicfec Executive Director
Hang Puthea said Thursday, at a press conference to announce the
findings of the survey.

The voter list audit was undertaken over four days in August, with
technical support from the US group National Democratic Institute.

"We think that this is the first new stage," said NDI program leader
Ly Sothearayuth. "We must audit the voter lists because in the past
the idea of the people participating in the election is low level."

Leaders of the Norodom Ranariddh and Sam Rainsy political parties
hailed the survey as a positive step toward elections that could help
foster the participation of as many voters as possible.

Voter lists have come under careful scrutiny in recent months, with
some political parties citing them as a potential points for election
tampering.

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