[1] Initially the National Electoral Council, filled with Chávez allies, denied a list with 3 million signatures calling it flawed, stating that it had to be redone.
[1] In February 2004, on the TV program Aló Presidente 180, President Chávez announced that he had signed a document asking the National Electoral Council (CNE) to provide copies of all the signatures of the petitioners for the referendum, in order to expose the opposition's "mega fraud".
[3] Due to a lack of funds on the part of the CNE, Luis Tascón, a representative of the ruling party in the legislature, led the collection of photocopies of the signatures.
[11] This move was described as having "been for the cameras", with government employees still reporting that the Tascón List existed and was transformed into a software called Maisanta, which was used to cross-reference every job applicant.
[12] In March 2006, three former government employees introduced a case against the Chávez administration at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, arguing that José Vicente Rangel, the country's vice president, ordered their dismissal because their names appeared on the Tascón List and, therefore, were victims of discrimination for political reasons.