Ho Chi Minh City to use colored blank paper for printing voter cards

The Election Committee for deputies to the 16th National Assembly and deputies to the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council for the 2026–2031 term announced the approval of using colored blank paper (without pre-printed text) to print voter cards.

This is to ensure compatibility with the pre-designed print format available in the voter card printing function of the Voter Management software integrated into the National Population Database system.

The Ho Chi Minh City Election Committee has requested the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Public Security to direct commune-level police to coordinate with Election Committees and People’s Committees at the commune level to urgently review and standardize voter information, ensuring no eligible voter is omitted within their jurisdiction.

As the colored paper used for printing voter cards must be strictly managed to prevent improper issuance or misuse, the Election Committee has asked the Department of Home Affairs to coordinate with the city police to deliver the paper to commune-level Election Committees and People’s Committees for handover to commune-level police for printing.

To prevent improper issuance or misuse, the colored paper for voter card printing will be tightly controlled, with the municipal Department of Home Affairs coordinating with city police to supply it to commune-level authorities for printing.

The commune-level police will print the cards and hand them over to the Election Committees and People’s Committees for signing, stamping and distribution, to be completed between March 5 and March 10.

Commune-level People’s Committees are also required to coordinate with local police to ensure adequate facilities and funding in accordance with the approved budget.

Voter cards for four polling stations in Phuoc Thang Ward, Tam Thang Ward and Long Son Commune serving approximately 5,000 voters were printed on February 21 to facilitate early voting starting at 7 a.m. on February 26.