You might be surprised to learn that Elvis Presley will be voting in the next election in Papua New Guinea, especially since he already died.
But Elvis is still on the list of Papua New Guinea's voters, along with other famous people including a few kings and queens.
In fact, the government believes nearly half of the 4.9 million voters on the list are fake.
PHOTO: AP
In some parts of the country, the number of voters listed is 116 to 132 percent higher than the number of voters that really live there.
Since Papua New Guinea is having elections on June 30, it is trying to clean up the voter list and take off these ghost voters.
But some politicians use the ghost voters to make sure they get enough votes. It will be difficult for the government to clean up the lists in time or reduce corruption in some areas.
(Jason Cox, Staff Writer with Agencies)
你可能對於貓王將在巴布亞紐幾內亞下一輪選舉投票感到驚訝，因為他早已過世多時。
不過貓王連同其他幾位國王和皇后等知名人物仍列名巴布亞紐幾內亞的投票者名單上。
事實上，政府認為名冊上的四百九十萬名選民，有將近一半是虛構的。
部分區域的投票名冊的人數比實際居民人數高出116%~132%。
因為巴布亞紐幾內亞將在六月三十日
舉辦選舉，政府便試圖整理投票人名冊
，剔除幽靈選票。
不過部份政治家利用幽靈選票來確保自己得到足夠的選票，政府將難以及時整理投票人名冊，並且減少部分區域的貪污現象。（翻譯︰鄭湘儀）
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