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Togo: No Mobile Phones in Polling Stations


 

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Highway Africa News Agency (Grahamstown)

16 October 2007
Posted to the web 16 October 2007

Noel Kokou Tadégnon

The National Electoral Commission of Togo has banned the use of mobile phones in polling stations during the parliementary elections organized for this coming Sunday.

Taffa Tabiou, a member of the commission told saitthat mobile phones must not be used at the polling stations and no pictures must be taken.

He explained that "The vote should not be filmed but the fact is that there are mobile phones with camera".

Reports say however that foreign observers have expressed a concern about the ruling but have not done anything to challenge it.

The commission in the mean time has cautioned voters not to be tempted when in the ballot box to take pictures of their ballots as that would be illegal.

Thus, as soon as they entered the polling stations, voters will be required to submit their cell phones.

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This action was taken to avoid litigation and fraud claims at a later stage.



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