7. The NIHR’s monitoring team noted that there was a visible presence of the
media in several polling centers, especially local media correspondents,
whereas in other polling centers their presence was limited to specific
hours only.
Indicator: Did the committee count the ballot papers before the attendees
prior to the start of the voting, sorting, and counting processes?
Indicator: Was a hardcopy and electronic list of voter schedules available
in the polling booth?
8. The observer team of the NIHR noticed that the chairman of the committee
in several polling centers counted and shuffled the ballot papers, whereas
in other polling centers the observer team was unable to verify whether
this procedure was performed or not. In addition, it was not clear if
hardcopy or electronic voters’ schedules were available in the latter
centers through which the voter can verify his/her eligibility to vote prior
to entering the polling center.
Indicator: Is the ballot box placed in a location that allows the attendees
to monitor the process of inserting the ballot paper?
Indicator: Was there a special stamp affixed to the passport to prove
voting?
9. Mostly, the place assigned for the NIHR’s monitoring team in the polling
and counting centers allowed the observers to track the voter from the
moment he/she enters the center, casts his/her vote, up until leaving the
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