VUKOVAR ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIRMAN SAYS SDSS HAS NO FOUNDATION FOR COMPLAINT

VUKOVAR, May 20 (Hina) - Chairman of the Vukovar-Srijem County Electoral Commission, Ante Zeljko, said today the Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) has no grounds for its complaint about the voting of displaced persons who live in Vukovar, but have residences somewhere else in Croatia. The SDSS lodged a complaint with the Electoral Commission today. The party claims a large number of voters called in, displaced persons from other areas in Croatia, but who live in and around Vukovar where "they cannot vote because they allegedly were not registered in the list of voters, and cannot acquire documents on residence because competent offices are not issuing them". Zeljko told Hina only voters in lists of voters have the right to vote. "If they are not on the lists, then they can only vote in their place of residence," Zeljko said. It is not possible to acquire residence documents because the process involves complex checks which are not possible to be completed in a short period of time. (hina) lml