Voters continue to cast their votes in Egypt's governorates.

Cairo:

- Low turnout due to high temperature in Matariya, Ain Shams and al-Marg areas.

- High turnout of Copts in Ain Shams poll stations.

- Voters receive text messages urging them to chooe Shafiq.

- Supporters of Mohamed Mursi march in Matarawi street.

- TV screens campaigning for Mursi in Aboul Fotouh street.

- Banners distributed in front of a number of poll stations saying "Do not betray the blood of the martyrs."

- Distribution of anti-Shafiq posters.

- Very limited turnout of voters at Qasr al-Nil, Tahrir and Azbakeya poll stations, Ahram reported.

- Very high turnout at poll stations in Shubra.

Giza:

- Heavy security presence.

- No signs of electoral propaganda.

- Cars carrying posters of Shafiq in front of some poll stations.

- Posters for Mursi on walls in front of poll stations.

- Police forces are situated outside poll stations while army forces are situated inside.

Qaliubiya:

- Vehicles transported women voters to Meet Halfa poll station,

- Heavy security presence.

- Low turnout at Salah al-Din poll station.

- Almost no turnout at Rab'a al-Adaweya poll station.

- U.S Congressman David Dreier in charge of monitoring Egypt's presidential election and his delegation visited Banha's Faculty of Engineering poll station to monitor the electoral process.

Alexandria:

- Generally low turnout.

- Increasing turnout of Copts especially at poll stations in Moharram Bek area.

- Leaflet signed by Sheikh Ahmed al-Mahallawi calls for voting for Mursi on grounds that he will apply Islamic Shari'a.

- A statement distributed by Mary Girguis Church urging voters to choose Shafiq.

- Vehicles to mass transport voters for Mursi at Fawzi Mo'az poll station.

- Supporters of Nour Party stand with laptops in front of poll stations to influence voters to choose Mursi, Aswat Masriya correspondent reported.

Qena:

- The Armed Forces and the police removed posters of Mursi from Ezbet Badr poll station.

- Two teachers at one poll stations were detected campaigning for Mursi.

- A man was caught voting for his cousin at Shanhour poll station.

- A female voter verbally abused the head of Hegaza Bahari poll station and insisted on using her own pen.

- Starting noon, the numbers of voters decreased due to the high temperature.

- Youth of the Orthodox Church's Bishopric issued a statement calling for choosing Ahmed Shafiq.

Aswan:

- Altercations between candidates' representatives and the employee in charge of writing names of voters at Edfu poll station as the latter did not write the national ID number of voters after they cast their votes.- Confusion at most women poll stations due to absence of female civil servants to check the identity of veiled women.

- Heavy security measures.

- Numbers of voters decrease as temperature rises.

- Police remove all signs of propaganda.

Assiut:

- Altercations between women who support Shafiq and others who support Mursi at Abu Tig's Local Unit poll station.

- Absence of voters at a number of poll stations due to revenge feuds in spite of heavy security.

- Voters protest against army forces for having to stand under direct sunlight for hours to vote.

- Ahmed Shafiq's campaign filed a complaint against supporters of Mohamed Mursi claiming the latter paid voters electoral bribes to make them choose Mursi.

Sharqiya:

- Three international observers visited poll stations at Belbis to monitor the electoral process.

- A Carter Centre delegation visited poll stations at Faqous.

- Notable security absence at poll station "4" in spite of high turnout of voters.

- Figures of the dissolved National Democratic Party played pro-Shafiq songs, put up posters in front of poll station "32" in Dahtmoun at Abou Kebeer and tried to influence voters to choose Shafiq.

Sohag:

Despite the Prime Minister's decision to grant Saturday and Sunday as days off, Sohag University decided to proceed with examinations as scheduled which angered students.

Two conscripts were caught advising voters to elect Ahmed Shafiq - they were detained and the ordered to be replaced by the senior supervisor of the polling station.

A voter attacked the head of a polling station which forced security to intervene to take the legal measures necessary.

Six conscripts were caught attempting to cast their votes - a reported was filed of the case.

A confrontation resulting from crowdedness led to the closing of one polling station at 2 p.m. where polling was supposed to proceed until 9 p.m. today.

Trucks with posters of Ahmed Shafiq on them were seen transporting voters to polling stations.

A mix up in voting cards led to the closing of some polling stations.

Port Said:

A voter was arrested for not turning in the pen he used to vote - he was reffered to the police station for questioning.

The arrest of a man for distributing campaign leaflets by Mohamed Abdu polling station.

A police officer was disqualified after being accused of campaigning for Ahmed Shafiq.

Fayoum:

Increasing turnout especially in villages - crowding leads to some voters' loss of consciousness.

A child was diagnosed with food poisoning after swallowing phosphoric ink (used in the electoral process to ensure no voter cast their vote more than once).

Two nuns were caught voting in polling stations where they are not registered.

In Salah Salem polling station, Ahmed Shafiq's representative was expelled from the polling station for campaigning for Shafiq.

Violent confrontation between supporters of the candidates forces the police to intervene to disperse the fight.

Head of Shaheed Nabil polling station filed a complaint against Shafiq supporters after using their mobile phones to take pictures of their voting cards.

Behira:

Bishop Bakhomious, filling for the Pope, casts his vote, stressing on the church's neutrality.

Moderate turnout.

A polling station is closed for an hour after catching a voter using a pen different from the one provided by the committee - confiscating all voting cards where official pen was not used.

Army forces ask voters in queues to refrain from using pens not provided by the committee.

Mass transportation of voters by Mohamed Mursi's supporters.

The arrest of two Mursi supporters for campaigning in Kafr al-Dawar.

A report was filed against some voters for campaigning for Mursi.

Some polling stations opened late due to the tardiness of judges.

New Valley:

An increase in the turnout, reported the Middle East News Agency.

Extensive security presence.

Operation did not receive any complaints regarding the electoral process.

Turnout increases in Kharga, Dakhla, Farafrah and Baris.

Arish: North Sinai:

Confrontations between the supporters of the two candidates force security forces to intervene to disperse the crowds.

Very low turnout.

Isamiliya:

Sunshades to protect voters from the harsh summer sun and distribution of water bottle and separate queues for elderly voters, Al-Ahram reported.

Limited turnout increases gradually to be moderate.

Confrontations between the supporters of the two candidates force security forces to intervene to maintain peace.

Red Sea:

Low turnout - no queues were noted by polling stations, Al-Ahram reported.

Some polling stations opened late due to the tardiness of judges.

Luxor:

Confrontations between supporters of the two candidates as a result of campaigns, Al-Ahram reported.

"Laptop phenomena" returns with Muslim Brotherhood supporters campaigning for Mursi.

Gharbia:

General Mohsen al-Fangary, member of the ruling military council, visits polling stations.

Menofeya:

A report was filed against one of the candidates' representatives for causing disturbance, Al-Ahram reported.

Daqahlia:

High turnout - mostly female voters, reported Al-Masry Al-Youm.

Confrontations between candidates' representatives force security forces to intervene.

Suez:

No breaches of propaganda ban were noted, high profile security force confirms.

Campaigning were noted in some polling stations in favor of Mursi.