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| Plot to disenfranchise voters bared |
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| Monday, 03 May 2010 19:40 |
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THE Commission on Elections yesterday confirmed that there are plans to delay or prevent voters from casting their votes on election day. “What’s happening (is that) some individuals will purposely delay the voting in some areas to prevent voters from voting,” Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal said. He said the plans will entail disrupting the voting process to delay, prevent, or discourage voters from taking part in the elections. “We cannot give you names... we have to be very careful… who are and who are not involved,” said Comelec spokesman James Jimenez. He said the information came from credible sources. “We evaluated some of them and we’ve found them credible,” he said. Jimenez hinted that the plans could be part of some candidates’ political strategy to prevent their opponents’ supporters from voting. “This is what we are looking at. (But) you can only shut out the supporters for a short period of time,” he said. He added that another possible motive behind the move is to discredit the poll body and the conduct of elections itself so the results of the automated polls can be challenged easily. Larrazabal said they have already instructed their board of election inspectors to “take appropriate action” in case voting proceedings are disrupted on election day. |
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