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Overseas Absentee Voting in South East Asia by comparing between Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philiphines
Political Paradigm of Pragmatism from the Khmer Youth part 64
This part (64), Mr. Sophan Seng analysed overseas absentee voting by comparing between Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
According to IDEA, an organization focusing on Diaspora worldwide, there are more than 300 countries have included their overseas citizens to vote their home-country elections. In the ASEAN region, the record illustrated Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Lao, have included their overseas citizens. Malaysia is believed to include overseas citizens to vote in the next election.
Country |
Qualification of Overseas Voters |
Who/what may be voted |
Voting Method |
Voting Period |
Deadline for Receipt of Ballots |
Voting Statistics |
Indonesia (1.36 m est. Overseas population) | A citizen, age 17th, and a registered voter | President, Vice President, Members of Parliament for electoral district of Jakarta | Voting in PersonPostal Voting | Election day | Election day | N.A. Except for The Netherlands where turn-out was 77% |
Pillippines (7.76 m estimate overseas population) | A citizen, age 18 and a registered voter | President, Vice President, Senators and Party-List Representatives to Congress | Voting in PersonPostal Voting | 30 days for land-based voters; 60 days for seamen | Election | 65.00% |
Thailand | A citizen, age 18 on January 1 in year of election, and a registered voter | Members of Parliament | Voting in PersonPostal | Variable subject to discretion of embassy or consulate | 6 days before election day | 39.53% (2000)35.7%
(2001) |
Political Paradigm of Pragmatism from the Khmer Youth part 63
Op-Ed: KhmerOversea.Info
Political Paradigm of Pragmatism from the Khmer Youth part 63
This part (63) aired by CMN on May 01-02, 2016, Mr. Sophan Seng described on the arrest of Ny Chakria, deputy of NEC’s secretary and other 4 Adhoc’s stuffs, and the intervention of ACU on such issues.
Beside of skeptic in abusing of power and out-of-mandate activity of ACU, the detaining, arresting and jailing of Ny Chakria is another step to intimidate NEC from working independently, fearlessly and successfully.
Political Paradigm of Pragmatism from the Khmer Youth part 62
Political Paradigm of Pragmatism from the Khmer Youth part 62
This part (62) broadcasted in April 24-25, 2016, Mr. Sophan Seng continued to articulate on the statement of HE Sik Bun Hok, president of the National Election Committee (NEC), to include migrant workers to register to vote and to vote per se in Cambodia upcoming election ie. commune election 2017 and national election 2018.
According to this announcement, it is a good news for migrant workers working domestically and internationally. Mr. President must state it clear that migrant workers in Thailand, South Korea, and many other places outside Cambodia could register and vote in their sites without interrupting to travel back to Cambodia to register as well as to vote.
Mr. Sophan Seng is appealing the President of NEC and NEC’s members to seriously articulate and implement the inclusive voters registration and to undertake the voting boots at their nearest places while working overseas. Further more, Mr. Sophan solemnly requested NEC to undertake Cambodians overseas absentee voting so that all those Cambodians overseas can actively participate in building the future of Cambodia.