“Military-Controlled Departments Burn Voter Lists and Results from the 2020 Election”

Military-controlled authorities have burned and destroyed voter lists, ballots, and election records from Myanmar’s 2020 general election across multiple townships in Yangon and Mandalay Regions, citing expiration of the legally required retention period. The actions—carried out by military-appointed township election sub-commissions and local administrative bodies—occurred on several dates in early February at government compounds and municipal waste sites. The coordinated destruction of election materials underscores ongoing efforts by the military authorities to eliminate records of the 2020 vote, which had produced a decisive civilian mandate prior to the 2021 coup.