Polls shut out late voters

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)