The absurdity of it all

March 1, 2004


 


The recent proposal by the CNE to have people go and confirm that they signed the first time, if the first time they signed a form of those so-called “planas”, where all of the lines with the data had the same calligraphy, is simply absurd.


 


Think about it, your signature is being questioned because you did not fill out the data yourself, i.e. your name, national ID number and birthdate, but it was filled in by the person at the booth or the itinerant signature collector. This was not even considered in the regulations as a violation, it clearly said only the signature had to be in your handwriting.


 


The aberrant and absurd solution being proposed: People whose signature is under observation will have to go back and sign and also stamp their fingerprint, BUT THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO FILL OUT THEIR DATA THIS TIME EITHER. The data will be there already in a booklet printed and filled out by a computer. So, what is the legal point? Isn’t this even more susceptible to fraud than before? Why are these signatures legal and the others are not? What is the issue?


 


Doesn’t this prove that the whole thing is simply an absurd trick contrived to the stop the recall referendum?

This entry was posted on March 1, 2004 at 11:52 pm and is filed under Venezuela.

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