Pongsak Chan-on, a foreign observer from Thailand under the Asian Network for Free Election (ANFREL) discusses with the PPC-RV volunteer Joy Zabala and Rene V. Carbayas of PIA of his observations during the ARMM Elections in Basilan LAST August 11, 2008. He noted some irregularities to include vote buying, fly voting, missing names of voters in the voters list, secrecy of the ballot is not observed, and ballot boxes are not padlocked during the voting period, among others. The posting of the voters list outside the precincts is one positive observation that Pongsak has significantly noted. (Rene V. Carbayas, PIA-BASULTA) |
