Fafen calls on ECP to urgently release election result forms

ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) on Thursday launched an online public campaign demanding the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to post on its website essential documents related to the results of General Elections 2013 without further delay, which are fundamental to any objective assessment of the elections and are required for electoral transparency.

The ECP forms contain the records of polling station vote counts, accounting for ballot papers, consolidation of election results, and polling schemes implemented on election day.

All of the forms contain information of public importance and the Constitution and the law entail that these must be available to citizens, Fafen said in a statement issued to the press.

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"The release of these documents is necessary for ECP to fulfill its public commitment and meet legal standards for electoral transparency."

The documents include Form XIV (Statement of the Count) and Form XV (Ballot Paper Account) for all polling stations for all National and Provincial Assembly constituency elections, as well as Form XVI (Consolidation of Statements of the Count), Form XVII (Result of the Count) and the Polling Scheme exactly as implemented on Election Day for all National and Provincial Assembly constituencies.

"The ECP has yet to make public these essential documents despite repeated requests by Fafen and political parties. These forms are fundamental to any objective assessment of General Elections 2013."

Fafen says the public release of all key documents is required in order to address questions being raised about the quality and transparency of the 2013 general elections. The petition urging the ECP to publish the documents can be read here: http://www.fafen.org/petition/ecp/sign

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Fafen's campaign comes as Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is engaged in protests in Islamabad over alleged rigging in the 2013 elections.

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Amin Ansari

Sep 11, 2014 04:22pm

It is wrong for ECP not to release all the info FAFEN is asking. Please someone correct me but legally they should have released this info long time back. FAFEN is a totally non-partisan organization whose repeated requests have been ignored to address the issue of transparency of the 2013 elections. The country is in the midst of a massive public uproar but ECP is dragging its feet. What are the trying to hide?

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Tired of Imran

Sep 11, 2014 04:48pm

Yes but will this cause Imran to stop disrupting my life in Islamabad?? WIll anything be enough??

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M. Siddique

Sep 11, 2014 05:08pm

I am surprised that more than one year after the election these documents are not public information. Are those being manipulated as we discuss.

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Sultan Ali

Sep 11, 2014 05:35pm

and US says its was fair election, dont know on what basis ?

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Zain

Sep 11, 2014 06:00pm

@Amin Ansari They are hiding the truth.

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Zain

Sep 11, 2014 06:05pm

@M. Siddique It just proves the point as I.Khan often says that as long Nawaz & co are in power there never be an honest investigation. Every body knows that except the judiciary and law enforcement establishments.

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Saif

Sep 11, 2014 06:21pm

It won't be easy for ECP to manipulate these documents as there will be an outcry by the polling station agents who, I know, remember for years exactly how many votes each candidate got from their station. That's the exact reason why they are hiding them! It's about time Pakistan had freedom of information laws established.

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raza

Sep 11, 2014 06:44pm

Still trying to match up the fiasco they have done in election now they cant add up the maths as the moment it comes out a very big part of what IK is saying will come to light

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aziz ahmed nawazz

Sep 11, 2014 06:54pm

Why does the supreme court not come forward on matters like this why the silence? Oh but wait a minute they are also part of this corrupt system that's why!! Why does the SC not enforce the orders of Lahore HC regards Model Town Lahore incident?

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Kabir

Sep 11, 2014 06:59pm

@Tired of Imran You are only thinking of yourself whereas country is being looted by fake and fraudulent representatives of people you should also think about country your homeland

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Iqbal Khan

Sep 11, 2014 07:57pm

As time passes new adverse signs of irregularities and rigging come up. How can we trust these institutions if there is a single flaw to be ignored

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sha

Sep 11, 2014 08:10pm

You "the tired and lazy" should be thankful to those who are sacrificing to bring about awareness and change for all.

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N. Rahim

Sep 11, 2014 08:16pm

@Tired of Imran So you are only interested in your own life. Perhaps your children are away from home and you have a connection with the elites to do sustainable business.

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Buzzer

Sep 11, 2014 08:27pm

How dare FAFEN try to intrude in our national affairs..... Election election hota hay... Saaf ho ya Jali ho.

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atif

Sep 11, 2014 08:35pm

@Tired of Imran imran did not disrupt your life in islamabad. Its pmln govt, the judiciary, the ecp, the parliament has disrupted your life. YOu should complain about the proper person.

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Tired of Tired of Imran

Sep 11, 2014 08:35pm

@Tired of Imran You might be tired of Imran. But Pakistanis are tired of having corrupt leaders loot and plunder my Pakistan for decades.That should put things in perspective for you and the small sacrifice you are paying.

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Amir

Sep 11, 2014 08:48pm

Remember the fiasco this organization created right after the general elections...their so-called CEO was talking about 100% voting in 149 polling stations on a TV channel, and at the same time the organzation was releasing corrections - not one but three!!!

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Syed

Sep 11, 2014 10:15pm

The whole system is corrupt.

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roarwali

Sep 11, 2014 11:40pm

This is another nail in the coffin of the corrupt ECP

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Syed

Sep 12, 2014 12:52am

@Tired of Imran - you sir are a selfish person.

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i2i

Sep 12, 2014 01:10am

What this FAFEN is? though their demands may be justified but still its an NGO and nobody knows about their credentials and standards.

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Jawad

Sep 12, 2014 01:33am

I thought PMLN has been saying that these were the least rigged elections according to foreign media. Oops---- does PMLN know about FAFEN ? Or they obviously are picking what ever they like.

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Jawad

Sep 12, 2014 01:35am

Courts may reject the evidence on technicalities /-- but it's liking more and more that PMLN and ECP were in it together. Other wise at least ECP would have opened those constituencies.

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Jawad

Sep 12, 2014 04:05am

@Syed I would call him self less. Protesting for a month. ( the longest in the history ). NS and SS on the other hand are showing extreme arrogance and selfishness.

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Asher

Sep 12, 2014 04:19am

@M. Siddique If that was the case they would have made them public long ago 'after;' manipulation. But the issues is once these are made public all the polling agents can compare the forms they possess with the ones that were used/sent to make up the final result. In effect it will be in the government's own interest as this can rest the case for all. Imran Khan then cannot complain about the result if the polling agents' forms match the ones published by ECP. But this seriously indicates there is sometihng wrong, as this will make it very very evident that there was systematic rigging..

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Nutralist

Sep 12, 2014 05:52am

" All of the forms contain information of public importance and the Constitution and the law entail that these must be available to citizens, Fafen said in a statement issued to the press". Though Constitutional and Legally Required, yet ECP is unconcerned about Constitutional and Legal obligations. Besides, total reservation and silence in the matter on part of the champions of Democracy and Constitution sitting in both the houses leads commoners to believe that the elections were not Free and Fair.

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Jawad

Sep 12, 2014 06:15am

@Nutralist It's as simple as that. Isn't it? You get it. I get it. One wonders what about people who still support the current rulers and so called opposition. Vested interests? Being paid to write? Or just in denial and being naive.

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