Voters Registration Audit-Electoral Process-2007

Proceeding: 

Visit:

Office of the Election Commission of Pakistan District Sukkur.

It was totally new exposure for me to work out in the field of Politics and directly process of election commission’s work for upcoming elections, Center for Civic Education given me this opportunity for noble cause.

I asked about office of the ECP from Mr. Khalil Ahmed Mahar Assistant District Officer Education Tahsil Sukkur, he informed me it’s situated near DCO Office at ADC Colony, I went at that place there Divisional office of ECP was situated, I met with Mr. A.B Abbasi Deputy Election Commissioner, after introducing as a Coordinator of Center for Civic Education he welcomed me and offer tea, I paid thanks and informed to him the purpose of my visit.

Mr. A.B Abbasi Deputy Election Commissioner told me that I regret to say that I have not any this kind of information available because this is Divisional office; he said I can facilitate you for knowing that information from District Office; he gave me telephone number of Assistant Election Commissioner Mr. Hisamudin Soomro.

Next day I visited office of the Election Commission of Pakistan District Sukkur.

1.      Published electoral drafts were available but not presence either in shape of soft copy or electronic copies in office.

2.      list of display centers were available, Total 570 display centers has been established at district, 8 to 11 display centers at each Union Council as per ratio of 40 to 50 % less. (display centers has been established in schools 20 to 35 schools are existing in each UC) 

3.      ARO has oriented to trained team working on display centers, two days of  training workshop held at District/

4.      Totally male team members are serving in display centers. Not for females

5.      One Banner on each display centers has been provided.

6.      Not availability of new electoral drafts in local office but nice behavior of officials of ECP with team of CCEP.

7.      No participation of political parties in whole proceeding

8.      Observations: Documentation and record keeping was not satisfactory, totally 2 computers were available at office; Assistant Election Commissioner Mr. Hisamudin Soomro always visited Display Centers.

 

S. No		Male (Voters)	Female (Voters)	Total
1	2002 Election’s Draft	277364	244871	522235
2	Local Govt: Election’s Draft	246050	207682	453732
3	New Computerized Draft	NA	NA	NA

 

Visit of Display Centers

1. Display Centers has been established in main schools of each UC, a 30% person surrounding the school has sufficient but 70% people are far on the distance of 1.5 to 3 km. Banner has been displayed out of Display Centers which indicates.
2. In the urban areas Display Centers opened on time also the forms of 3 kinds are available, but no timing in rural areas.
3. Female are not involve in whole proceeding
4. Nice Behavior.
5. No actively participation of political parties, Indus Resource Center with Collaboration of Asia foundation  directly involve in whole proceeding, they conduct community meeting and mobilize them to register their votes also they support community for CNIC.
6. Observations:  

• mostly voter lists of same locations not exist example: in Display Center of Achar Ghitty lists are available of Shamsbad and Display Centers of Police line list are available of Achar Ghitty,
• 35- 48 % errors in names
• People are avoiding enroll their names in lists because of lengthy process 

Local Media

1. Advertise has been given in local FM Radio, News Papers and TV
2. Only Banners has been displayed on Display Centers.

Training Workshop for Political Parties on the Importance of Vote and Voter Registration Process

Riaz Hussain Bhutto

Consultant CCEP/NDI