Over 400 Dead, 20 Abroad still in Voters List – Namfrel

The National Citizens Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) said that more than 400 dead people have been included in the computerized voters list (CVL) while 20 others who have been abroad during the past two elections have not been deleted from the official list.

According to the Namfrel, 467 voters in the CVL were found to be deceased. Out of this, 342 were in the five towns of Ilocos Sur, 38 in five barangays in Mandaluyong City, 28 in two towns in Guimaras, 18 in Malabon City, 15 in Camarines Sur, 13 in Mountain Province and 13 in Aklan on Sunday.

It was said that 16 were from Mountain Province, three from Southern Leyte, three from Agusan del Norte and one from Mandaluyong City which came from the several names of voters who were out of the country during the past two elections. These names should have been taken out from the list according to the Namfrel.

At least 65 registrants from Mandaluyong City were found to have missing birth information, which caused the computer to assign them a common birthday, Jan. 1, 1900, rendering all of them to be 113 years old, Namfrel added.

Also, 66 registrants were recorded to have one address in Mandaluyong City while 13 registered voters whose names should have appeared in the CVL were not included. These were from Aklan, Siquijor, Lanao del Norte and Taytay, Rizal.

The group already asked its provincial chapters to check the CVLs that will be used on Monday to validate its accuracy and completeness and to check if these were posted at the local offices of the Commission on Elections, Namfrel chairperson Corazon dela Paz-Bernardo said.

According to Bernardo a clean and accurate CVL is important because it assures that only qualified voters are able to cast their votes and to uphold the democratic principle of “one person, one vote”.

The findings of their provincial and city chapters have already been submitted to Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. over the weekend- the group added.

Adapted by Irene Salabao, FSUU Intern

Source: newsinfo.inquirer.net