Indicator: Did any staff member join the polling and counting committee
to help them in the sorting process?
10. The NIHR has noticed that, despite the good and prior training of the polling
center organizers on the sorting and counting process, the organizers and
those in charge of the sorting process were the same organizers of the
polling center from 8:00 am until closing it, which took its toll on them, as
they looked exhausted and stressed during the sorting of ballot papers,
which lasted in some public centers in the first round of elections until late
at night.
11. Therefore, the NIHR suggests that the sorting and counting process be
undertaken by a team other than the organizers of the polling process,
whose work begins by being present at the polling center at 6:00 pm and
continues until the closing of the polls and the start of the sorting and
counting process until the announcement of the results. This will positively
affect the performance of the team, reduce the errors that may occur
during the sorting and counting of ballots, and speed up the announcement
of the results.
Indicator: Are cameras and screens installed to allow everyone to see the
ballot papers?
12. In a related context, the NIHR’s team noticed that the polling and counting
centers did not have surveillance cameras and display screens to allow
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