Re: Break-down of VOTERS ON THE VOTER REGISTER by Constituency
Date:   10/25/2001 12:38:52 PM Central Daylight Time

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> Jabou,
>

i saw the constituency break down which confirms anomalies in the voting.
> Obviously the figures for Niani did not tally and IEC promised to look into
> it and come up with an explanation. For now the IEC attributes it to
> probable arithmitical error committeed on the ground, whatever that means;
> but that's what they said on BBC this afternoon.
> On thing that struck me immediately about the figures is the high voter
> turn-out. It is the highest voter turn out ever in Gambian electioneering
> history. The lowest rates are in Sami, Jarra Central and Basse with
> 79.52%,83.40% and 85.09% respectively. The national voter turn out is
> 89.83%
> These figures are expectionally high and thus raise more questions and
> provide answers. I will leave the rest to the political scientists,
> statisticians and election experts. I am sure that they will be looking
> into
> these figures with a view to providing answers. One thing is evidently
> clear: The IEC changed the rules few hours before the polls opened. The
> British MPs had reservations about this part of the process. I know that
> the
> figures are being analysed by interested parties. I do not want to devulge
> my source at this point. Perhaps one should wait until a thorough analysis
> of the numbers are done before making further pronouncements. As for the
> 105% for Niani,it clearly shows that ineligible voters (even using the
> stretched limousin definition-anybody with a voter's card)voted in Niani.
>

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