Democracy in Action (DnV), through its observers stationed at polling centers across Kosovo, has reported that citizens are being allowed to vote using invalid (expired) identification documents.
This phenomenon has been most evident in the municipalities of Prizren and Gjakova.
Citizens have also experienced difficulties finding their designated polling stations.At a press conference, Eugen Cakolli said that so far there have been no serious irregularities that could have affected the overall conduct of the electoral process.
“As for voting with invalid documents, DnV observers reported isolated cases in 14 percent of polling stations where voters were allowed to vote with expired identification documents, despite the legal requirement that only valid documents may be used. Such cases have been reported particularly in the Prizren region and in Gjakova. As of 12:00 p.m., our observers had reported 12 cases of ballot photographing in 10 polling stations. This trend is approximately the same as in the December 28 elections,” he said.
There were also reports regarding the indelible ink used to mark voters, with many citizens claiming that it could be easily removed from their fingers.
DnV will hold its next press conference at 6:00 p.m.
