Announcement of Union Election Commission 29 May 2021

Ministry of Information/ Naypyitaw / May 30, 2021

1. Regarding the Multiparty General Election held on 8 November 2020, the Union Election Commission has inspected the voter lists and the casting of votes of Khamti, Homalin, Leshi, Lahe, Nanyun, Mawlaik and Phaungpyin townships of Sagaing Region.

2. According to the inspection, the previous election commission released 401,918 eligible voters in these seven townships of Sagaing Region. The list of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population in November 2020 showed 321,347 eligible voters who had turned 18. The voter lists mentioned that there were 51,461 citizens, associate citizens, naturalized citizens, and non-identity voters, 8,840 persons repeated on the voter lists more than three times and 48,932 persons repeated on the voter lists two times.

3. Findings in respective townships were as follows:

4. The Union Election Commission has inspected the withdrawal/receipt/use/remaining of ballot papers used for Pyithu Hluttaw Election of Khamti, Homalin, Leshi, Lahe, Nanyun, Mawlaik and Phaungpyin townships of Sagaing Region together with the respective township election sub-commission, head of police force, Immigration and Population and administrators in accordance with Section 53 of the Hluttaw Election Law.

5. According to the inspection, a total of 597 polling stations in these seven townships took out 453,870 ballots and used 296,432 ballots. It left 150,536 ballots instead of 157,438 ballots. The difference was 13,775 ballots and it found 6,873 extra ballots. The extra/shortage ballots were found at respective polling stations. Findings in respective townships were as follows:

6. According to the inspections on voter lists of these seven townships of Sagaing Region, the numbers of eligible voters are more 80,571 than the voter lists according to the lists of citizens, associate citizens, naturalized citizens who had turned 18 in November 2020 of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population and Hluttaw Election Law Section 6 (a).

7. There are 51,461 non-identity voters. Moreover, Hluttaw Election Rules 15 (c) in Chapter VI, “Preparation of Voting Roll”, stated, “Whoever has the right to vote in any constituency shall not be included in the voting roll of any constituency other than that of the constituency concerned at the same time.” But, there were 8,840 persons repeated on the voter lists more than three times and 48,932 persons repeated on the voter lists two times in these seven townships of Sagaing Region.

8. The village-tract election sub-commission did not report about 9 additional voters in Form (1) of No (1) polling station of Man Sein Village-tract of Homalin Township to the township election sub-commission and they filled the names with handwriting and granted ballots with the signatures of village-tract election sub-commission chairman in place of signatures or left hand thumb fingerprints of these 9 voters.

9. The village-tract election sub-commission did not report about 5 additional voters in Form (1) of No (1) polling station of Hteinkin Village-tract of Homalin Township to the township election sub-commission and the voters cast their votes.

10. Moreover, they granted ballot papers just with a mark without registering the signs or left hand thumb fingerprint of voters in Form (1) at No (1) polling station of Poke Tho Village-tract of Homalin.

11. They granted ballot papers just with a mark without registering the signs or left hand thumb fingerprint of voters in Form (1) at No (1) and (2) polling stations in Phun Thayet village-tract and No (3) polling station in Ma Thaw Yi village-tract of Leshi Township.

12. The used ballot receipts and unused ballots of No (2) polling station in Kone Lan village-tract, No (2) polling station in Khar Lal village-tract and Lan Nout village-tract were not contained in the ballot bags for Pyithu Hluttaw, Amyotha Hluttaw and Region Hluttaw. Although the inspection team contacted the respective secretary of sub-commission and poll heads, it failed.

13. They granted the ballots just with a mark without any signatures or fingerprints of voters in Form (1) of No (1), (2), (3) and (4) polling stations of Kar Yaw Nauk Nyu village-tract of Lahe Township, No (1) polling station of Htan Nauk Kone village-tract, No (3) polling station of Dhammalar village-tract, No (1), (2) and (3) polling stations of Ant Paw village-tract, No (3) polling station of Yan Kyein village-tract, La Kyan village-tract polling station, Htan Par Khway village-tract polling station, No (3) polling station of Kyauk Kal village-tract and No (2) polling station of Kyun Khaung village-tract.

14. It found 27 used ballot receipts used in Ngain Maung village-tract polling station of Nanyun Township without the names of voters, voting no, polling station no, names of ward/village-tracts and signatures of voters.

15. The used ballot receipts and unused ballots of No (3) polling station in Kyone Yan Note Nyo village-tract of Nanyun Township were not contained in the ballot bags for Pyithu Hluttaw, Amyotha Hluttaw and Region Hluttaw. Although the inspection team contacted the respective secretary of sub-commission and poll heads, it failed. 16. Moreover, They granted the ballots just with a mark without any signatures or fingerprints of voters in Form (1) of Done Hee, Myoma, Mite and Htan Yone Ward polling station of Nanyun Township, No (2) polling station of Chamma Kauk Chanyi village-tract, No (1) polling station of Ke San Sar Lin village-tract, No (2) polling station of Ke San Laung Kyan village-tract, Lun Nuu village-tract polling station, Kar Yaw Kone Shwe village-tract, No (1) polling station of Naung Yan village-tract, No (2) polling station of Par Kyat village-tract, Ha Chun Sar village-tract polling station and Sun Ka Sun Khaw village-tract polling station. 17. Findings in these seven townships of Sagaing Region were as follows:

(a) There were 298,414 voters and they used 296,432 ballots out of all withdrawals, which was 1,982 less than the numbers of voters.

(b) It found 13,775 missing ballots in withdrawals and used ballots.

(d) Some ward/village-tract election sub-commissions did not report to the respective township sub-commissions and filled the lists of additional voters in Form (1) with handwriting.

(e) The signatures of ward/village-tract sub-commission chairman and secretary were not found on every page of Forms (1) according to the respective Hluttaw Election Rules 15 (a).

(f) Names of the voters, voter list number, polling station number, ward/village-tract names and voters’ signs were not filled in ballot receipts used in some polling stations in casting votes.

(g) Some ward/village-tract election commissions failed to return the ballot receipts and extra ballots in accordance with the law and so the ballots were found missing.

(h) The non-identity voters were on the voter lists and the voters cast votes just with the certificates without any national identity cards.

(i) They conducted measures that violate the law when they started collecting advance ballot.

(j) They released the COVID-19 related instructions, which were not conformity with the law, to collect voter lists and advance votes when the election drew near. 18. It found voting frauds in of Khamti, Homalin, Leshi, Lahe, Nanyun, Mawlaik and Phaungpyin townships of Sagaing Region.

The excess/shortage ballots were found in the inspection. They failed to follow the stipulations of the Hluttaw Election Law and Rules.

Union Election Commission

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar