Pre-Election Activities.

Starting September 2000, regional and provincial meetings were held to prime the various chapters on the tasks that needed to be accomplished in preparation for the 2001 elections.
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Members of the Executive Committee, the National Secretariat and Regional Directors were among those that were deployed to the various provinces to brief volunteers on Namfrel’s operational plans, and where necessary, assist in re-organizing the provincial chapter.
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The provincial meetings focused on chapter organizational preparations for the May polls. Among the concerns raised were mobilization and training of volunteers, sourcing of financial and logistical assistance to support the chapter’s operations, Comelec’s implementation of the election automation, advocacy efforts not only for clean and honest elections but also for intelligent voting among voters and improving or enhancing relationship of the Namfrel chapter with Comelec and other deputized agencies.
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Aside from the provincial and regional sorties, Namfrel also conducted briefing and trainings on the Operation Count to students from different colleges and universities and various civic, business and religious organizations.