circulated within the institution"42. In this regard, some employees had stated that in the list distributed within the organization, appeared the name of each employee, his political profile (starting at 1 for Chavistas militants, up to 6 for radical political opposition) and an initial indicating whether the employee had signed the petition for advisory referendum, or for the recall referendum according to data from the Tascón list43. According to discharged employees, all of them were classified as government opponents in the list circulated44. According to publicly available information, the Director of that public institution, referring to the dismissal stated that "we were dealing with officials of free removal who dragged a culture that was not consonant with the project that is contemplated for socioeconomic development"45. 82. Also in March 2004, Froilan Barrios, member of the Executive Committee of the Confederation of Workers of Venezuela reported that the oil industry "has a list of 1999 active and retired workers who bear the threat of a possible removal or transfer of charge having participated in the reafirmazo"46. 83. In turn, some media documented other allegations of reprisals to employees who participated in the referendum process in other state institutions such as the National Center of Information Technologies, the Miranda State Government, the Ministry of Popular Economy, the Institute for Welfare and Social Assistance for the Personnel of the Ministry of Education, the Board of Education of Miranda, and the National Electoral Council47. 6. Results of the recall procedure "El Reafirmazo" and conducting the recall referendum 84. After receiving the signatures for the "Reafirmazo" on March 2, 2004 the National Electoral Council issued Resolution No. 040302-131 with the preliminary results of the recall procedure initiated regarding President Hugo Chávez Frías48. On April 20, 2004 the National Electoral Council, following the rules on the right to challenge the recall procedures for office terms elected by popular vote49 determined that 1,192,914 signatures should undergo the process of challenge50 on a date to be indicated by the electoral 42 Human rights watch, A decade of Chávez Political Intolerance and Lost Opportunities for Advancing Human Rights in Venezuela, p.24. Available at: https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/venezuela0908spweb_0.pdf. 43 Human rights watch, A decade of Chávez Political Intolerance and Lost Opportunities for Advancing Human Rights in Venezuela, p.24. Available at: https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/venezuela0908spweb_0.pdf. 44 Human rights watch, A decade of Chávez Political Intolerance and Lost Opportunities for Advancing Human Rights in Venezuela, p.24. Available at: https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/venezuela0908spweb_0.pdf. 45 El Universal, Illegal dismissals impact Fogade accounts, February 23, 2008. Available at: http://www.eluniversal.com/2008/02/23/eco_art_despidos-ilegales-im_726634. According to another report, the following gradation of 1 to 6 was stated: "hard chavista", "light chavista", "nini" (nor opposition nor chavista), "radical political opposition", "radical opposition" and "light opposition". See Súmate, and more lists: from hard Chavismo to light "opposition", p. 120. Available at: http://www.sumate.org/documentos/ApartheidSigloXXI/Apartheid%20del%20Siglo%20XXI%20Capitulo7.pdf. 46 El Universal, Reafirmazo throes, 1909 oil http://www.eluniversal.com/2004/03/18/imp_eco_art_18166A. workers under pressure, March 18, 47 El Nacional, Summary of cases collected by El Nacional, April 24, http://infovenezuela.org/democracy/attachments-spanish/T5%20ST02%20N2%20Y%20T5ST02N3.pdf. 2004, 2005, available available at: at: 48 Annex 4. National Electoral Council resolution No. 040302-131 of March 2, 2004 (Annex C to the State submission within the admissibility process before the IACHR on January 16, 2008). In the resolution the following results were reported: a) Total forms processed subjected to physical verification by the agency: three hundred eighty-eight thousand one hundred and eight (388 108), b) empty and / or unused forms on the day of signature collection: seven thousand two hundred ninety-seven (7297) forms, c) Returned forms invalidated for breach of the " Guidelines on criteria for the validation of signatures and of the forms to collect signatures for the recall referendum process for terms of office of popularly elected positions", in particular paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5: thirty-nine thousand and sixty (39060) forms, d) Total number of requests processed of the universe of validated forms according to the records: three million eighty-six thousand and thirteen (3086013) applications. 49 Annex 5. National Electoral Council resolution No. 040420-563 of 27 October 2003, Annex D to the State submission within the admissibility process before the IACHR on January 16, 2008. 50 National Radio of Venezuela, ruled out possibility of including invalid signatures for challenge, May 4, 2004, available at: http://www.rnv.gob.ve/descartada-posibilidad-de-incluir-firmas-invlidas-para-reparos/. 14