UEC passes advance ballot papers to MoFA for overseas citizen voters

26 Sep


The Union Election Commission Director-General U Khin Maung Oo presented fourth batch of ballot papers and envelopes for 37,490 Myanmar eligible voters abroad for advance voting to Director-General of the Planning and Administrative Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Aung Soe Win yesterday.


The township sub-commissions of UEC scrutinized the copies of Form-15 sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the voters in foreign countries.


The UEC handed over the first batch of the advance ballot papers and envelopes for 188 overseas eligible voters on 18 September, the second batch for 20,426 voters on 23 September and the third batch for 43,422 voters on 24 September.


Until now, the UEC has presented advance ballot papers and envelopes for a total of 101,526 overseas voters who will cast ballots at 45 Myanmar embassies, missions and consulates in foreign countries.


MNA  (Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun)