According to the estimated record of number of citizen, 10,178,809 people are at least 18 years old and NEC is planning to register 372,628 new voters while the names of 88,626 people will be removed from voter lists. The persons whose name appears on voter lists 2018 are accounted for 8,544,885 and there are 23,364 Polling Stations in 2019 (www.nec.gov.kh/khmer/content/3837). This is the remarks of H.E. Mr. Nuth Sokhom, NEC Vice-chairman, presided over the Stakeholders Meeting on Dissemination of Calendar of Voter Lists Revision and Voter Registration 2019 and Estimated Record of Number of Citizen and Polling Stations at NEC Conference Hall on the morning of 29 March 2019.
Participants attending this meeting included representatives of the Constitutional Council, the Senate, the National Assembly, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Information, Embassy of Japan, 6 NGOs, 14 political parties, 8 press entities and the officers based in NEC headquarters, totaling 60 persons.
His Excellency Vice-chairman added that the voter lists revision and voter registration 2019 shall be the same as the previous one, aiming to make the voter lists comprehensive, accurate and updated safely through:
Taking this opportunity, His Excellency also called for political parties, local and international NGOs to appoint their party agents or observers to monitor and examine this process at Voter Registration Stations to ensure the smoothness and success for this work and he also called for authorities at all levels to collaborate and maintain, protect security and ensure safety of citizens.
It is worth informing that the voter lists revision and voter registration 2019 will be conducted at Commune/Sangkat Offices and at some villages in Commune/Sangkat for 22 days as scheduled as the followings: