Comments on: I’ve voted! http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/11/06/ive-voted/ neweurasia\'s latest on Tajikistan Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:49:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: chaikhana.neweurasia.net » Blog Archive » Pre-selected chapters round 1 for Tajikistan http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/11/06/ive-voted/#comment-34154 chaikhana.neweurasia.net » Blog Archive » Pre-selected chapters round 1 for Tajikistan Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:09:03 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/11/06/ive-voted/#comment-34154 [...] (Chapter idea: “Democracy in Central Asia”) http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/11/06/ive-voted/ [...] […] (Chapter idea: “Democracy in Central Asia”) http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/11/06/ive-voted/ […]

]]> By: Global News Blog » Central Asia - Tajikistan: Voting Continues As Presidential Ballot Declared Valid http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/11/06/ive-voted/#comment-4368 Global News Blog » Central Asia - Tajikistan: Voting Continues As Presidential Ballot Declared Valid Thu, 09 Nov 2006 23:52:11 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/11/06/ive-voted/#comment-4368 [...] I ve voted!Neweurasia.net, Europe - Nov 6, 2006Today I went voting as many other Tajik citizens. … On our way to the embassy he said that we need to get another Tajik guy who also wanted to vote. … [...] […] I ve voted!Neweurasia.net, Europe - Nov 6, 2006Today I went voting as many other Tajik citizens. … On our way to the embassy he said that we need to get another Tajik guy who also wanted to vote. … […]

]]> By: tajikistan.neweurasia.net » No Surprises in Presidential Election? Wait a Minute! http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/11/06/ive-voted/#comment-3905 tajikistan.neweurasia.net » No Surprises in Presidential Election? Wait a Minute! Tue, 07 Nov 2006 06:13:28 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/11/06/ive-voted/#comment-3905 [...] Turnout reportedly close to 100 percent is not a new phenomenon in the history of Tajik elections. However, given the IOM-estimated 800 thousand to 1 million Tajik citizens working as labor migrants abroad, the reported turnout seems very doubtful. Vadim in his latest post reported on how poorly the voting was organized in the Tajik embassy to Bishkek. I think it was not an isolated example and it is indicative of the entire election process in Tajik representations abroad. As it had happened before, the majority of our citizens working as labor migrants abroad either were not aware of the election and candidates, or could not vote in the few polling stations opened abroad. [...] […] Turnout reportedly close to 100 percent is not a new phenomenon in the history of Tajik elections. However, given the IOM-estimated 800 thousand to 1 million Tajik citizens working as labor migrants abroad, the reported turnout seems very doubtful. Vadim in his latest post reported on how poorly the voting was organized in the Tajik embassy to Bishkek. I think it was not an isolated example and it is indicative of the entire election process in Tajik representations abroad. As it had happened before, the majority of our citizens working as labor migrants abroad either were not aware of the election and candidates, or could not vote in the few polling stations opened abroad. […]

]]> By: Alexander http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/11/06/ive-voted/#comment-3901 Alexander Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:26:23 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/11/06/ive-voted/#comment-3901 Vadim, Excellent post! I have always wanted to know how the voting takes place in the polling stations abroad. The fact that they had copies rather than original ballot papers is very strange. As far as I know, the CCER has printed 3,24 million ballot papers, one per each voter. So, there had to be enough ballots for all voters. I can just hope that manipulation was not the case in the embassy. In all polling stations I visited in Dushanbe, voters received original ballot papers. Vadim,

Excellent post! I have always wanted to know how the voting takes place in the polling stations abroad.

The fact that they had copies rather than original ballot papers is very strange. As far as I know, the CCER has printed 3,24 million ballot papers, one per each voter. So, there had to be enough ballots for all voters. I can just hope that manipulation was not the case in the embassy.

In all polling stations I visited in Dushanbe, voters received original ballot papers.

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