Venezuelan NGO Takes Aim at Identity Fraud in Upcoming Election

As the December 6 election approaches in Venezuela, the opposition has launched a campaign to prevent vote rigging. The campaign #Don’tLetAnyoneVoteForYou (#QueNadieVotePorTi) aims to register Venezuelans living abroad, since they are not authorized to vote in the next legislative elections. Venezuelans living outside the country — who can vote in presidential elections but not in legislative ones — are asked to register their national ID number, confirming that they won’t be able to vote. According to the campaign’s promoters, the initiative will protect them from “possible identity theft.” Recent elections have been blemished with allegations of individuals voting more than once with different ID cards, and even of votes cast by the dead. More…