Comments Related To: Pakistan Election Coverage 2008

The sense of confusion and chaos shown in these video's is eye-opening. It makes it clear why the people on the street are distrusting of the process and impending results

The usability of those ballots is amazing. First, imagine being the flashlight party, or the TV party, or the lion party. That's so different than the ballots I vote with in the US, which leaves the symbols behind (donkey or elephant, etc.) But in a way it makes sense, that those who may not be able to read or understand written language can still participate because they understand the pictures.

What an amazing story over all too. Good for you Amra!

What an extraordinary picture. Based on such characterizations of the polling, I'd be extremely hard-pressed to imagine any formal polling results being reasonably certifiable by the OSCE's standards.

It must be very exciting for Amra to be in the middle of all of this. Exciting times for everybody.

I'm dying to see how the story of the closed polling place ends. Who ordered it closed, and will there be an alternate site?

I was also impressed with the ballot system they use: The voter fingerprints a receipt at the top of the ballot. The poll workers tear off the part with the fingerprint and then hand the rest of it to the voter, along with an official stamp. The voter then privately marks the party of their choice and drops the ballot into a box. Finally, a line is drawn on the back of the voter's thumb in indelible ink to keep the voter from voting twice. It's secret, it's re-countable, and as long as the boxes aren't interfered with (or polling places aren't closed by the police), it's fair. We in the U.S. could learn from this.

Amra! What amazing coverage and I loved the videos, but they left me hanging about what would happen next. More more more!