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…
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