Cambodia's electoral body has reported that a biometric voter registration pilot conducted in certain provinces has been a success.The National Election Committee announced yesterday that 14,000 people had been registered across 24 provinces since the pilot project began on November 1, reported the Phnom Penh Post.The NEC is tasked with organising new voter lists for the 2017 commune elections and 2018 national ballot.NEC spokesman Hang Puthea told the newpaper that the team is being assisted by computer experts from Japan and the European Union, and that it is still learning where improvements were needed before voter registration began next year.”We found some problems, such as poor internet speed, but we can fix that before next year when we start voter registration. We will look for companies who can provide higher-speed internet,” said Puthea.”Another problem we found was that in the areas with garment factories, workers could not register, because our registration stations are closed by the time they finish work, while some areas have no electricity.”A combination of rural and urban communes have been chosen so that the results are representative.One commune will be selected from each of the 24 provinces and one from the capital, Phnom Penh.Previous votes in Cambodia have been marred by allegations of vote-buying and fraud from independent election observers.

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