Publish the lists !

Government on registration of voters

Pale, 30 July, 1997 (AIM) - RS Government deems that numerous mistakes and oversights were made during registration of voters for local elections in September and it warns Temporary Commission for Elections that it is necessary to correct these mistakes "in order to provide democratic right of vote to all citizens". RS Government requests urgent availability of preliminary voters' lists, by 3rd of August, and recommends prolongation of period for complaints to 10th of August. The letter sent by Mr. Aleksa Buha, Vice-president of RS Government for Foreign Relations and Co-operation with International Organizations,
to Mr. Robert Frovick, Head of the OEBS Mission, contains view and opinion of RS Government that "it is impossible to expect fear and democratic elections unless final voters' lists of all registered voters in municipalities are provided and made public in advance".

RS Government also considers that it is essential for the voters' leaflets to be counted in municipalities and not in the centers for vote counts.(end)