The IEC should only be involved in the logistics and technical aspects of the electionsâwe shouldnât stray into other areas. The IEC should stay away from civic education, because what these civic educators are doing right now is telling everyone in the villages who to vote for. The IEC has also no control over its district field coordinators. This is a huge problem. Right now you need to really watch the district field coordinatorsâthese IEC officials working at the district level are the key point of corruption because they control where polling stations can and cannot go. The district field coordinators are all bought by the candidates, and then they pay out locals to vote for their candidate. [IEC Chairman] Nuristani and [Secretariat head] Amerkhel donât have as much ability to corrupt the process as the district field coordinators and civic educators.
