Invalid ballots miraculously disappeared from polling stations in Orsha
As the “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”
has already told, on 18 September, the first day of the early voting, some
electors were issued ballots with the surname of Aliaksei Tsikhanenkau, a
candidate of the United Civil Party who stopped running on decision of the
party shortly before the voting period. 37 ballots with his surname were issued
to electors at polling station #8 on 18 September.
According to the law, such ballots must be considered as invalid. However,
there is no information about such ballots in the final protocol of the
precinct commission! Observer Yauhen Anishchanka applied to the constituency
election commission and the procuracy of Orsha in connection with this fact. He
believes that such cases witness the manipulation of the election results at
this polling station.
“Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”
