Glitches abound in Surabaya polls<\/p>\n
SURABAYA: The capital of East Java, like many other cities,
\nbecame a ghost town when residents went to the polls but problems
\nappeared in many of the 3,656 polling stations there.<\/p>\n
In Dukuh Kupang subdistrict, for instance, about 100 residents
\nhad voted when poll officials suddenly announced they had run out
\nof indelible ink. One official left briefly and returned carrying
\na small glass of water, which he poured into the ink bottle.<\/p>\n
Residents became upset in the station where there were no
\nelection supervisory officials. About half an hour later someone
\ntold poll officials that a fresh supply of ink could be obtained
\nfrom the subdistrict office.<\/p>\n
"We didn't do it on purpose," Suyitno, one of the poll
\nofficials, said. "We really didn't know we could get more ink."<\/p>\n
At the polling station in Putat Jaya, there were only four
\nofficials so local civilian security (Hansip) were summoned to
\nhelp the voting process. There were 354 registered voters for 3
\nbooths there. Balloting proceeded slowly, and only 75 had voted
\nby 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
In Bendul Merisi, two "suspicious looking" men were detained
\nby security volunteers and brought to the Wonokromo Police
\nPrecinct. Residents said the unidentified men were provocateurs.<\/p>\n
The polling station in Waru district, Sidoarjo regency, did
\nnot have necessary forms to record voting results. Poll officials
\nlooked bewildered and could only sit for two hours before the
\nforms finally arrived.<\/p>\n
Chief of East Java election committee, Bisri A. Djalil, said
\nhe knew nothing of the missing forms because documents were sent
\ndirectly from the General Elections Commission in Jakarta to
\nregencies, bypassing the Provincial Elections Committee. (nur)<\/p>",
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