Polls shut out late voters

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Thousands of citizens here lost voting rights as many did not vote by the time polling stations closed at 2 p.m. Committees were apparently unaware that although stations were to close ideally at 2 p.m., they still had to stay open if registered voters had not yet cast ballots.

Ink was among the items lacking in many polling stations. In Karang Genteng area in Pagutan, the ink was used up after only 75 of the 423 registered voters cast their votes.

Meanwhile, the provincial Supervisory Elections Committee instructed committees in the Dompu regency to continue with the poll although polling stations there had not received stamps. (49)