71. The main issue with respect to the voter’s list in past elections had to do with excess entries, which are thought to have been mainly the names of persons who were residing out of the country, but continue to have a registered residence in-country. This situation could present opportunities for fraudulent voting by other persons or through ballot-box stuffing. It also makes it more difficult to achieve a possible turnout threshold in those types of elections which require it – namely, first and second round presidential elections; first round mayoral elections; and all kinds of referenda – and in this manner also invites fraudulent practices in order to reach the threshold.
