MINSK, 31 January (BelTA) - Over 278,000 voters cast their ballots at home during the presidential election in Belarus, Head of the Department for Legal, Analytical and Methodological Work at the Central Election Commission of Belarus Yelena Grigorovich said in the latest episode of BelTA’s project "The Nation Speaks".
"In total, over 278,000 people voted at home across the country," she stated.
According to Aleksandr Ivanenko, a representative of the Public Election Observation Center, voting at home meets all the requirements of the law. "In fact, voting at home is such a Belarusian alternative to voting by mail. Some countries allow people to print a ballot and cast their vote if they are unable or unwilling to come to a polling station. Then they can send the ballot by mail. But this approach doesn't make it clear who voted, whether they did it under coercion or on their own accord, or how many ballots they sent. While our system is quite transparent," he said.
According to Aleksandr Ivanenko, a representative of the Public Election Observation Center, voting at home meets all the requirements of the law. "In fact, voting at home is such a Belarusian alternative to voting by mail. Some countries allow people to print a ballot and cast their vote if they are unable or unwilling to come to a polling station. Then they can send the ballot by mail. But this approach doesn't make it clear who voted, whether they did it under coercion or on their own accord, or how many ballots they sent. While our system is quite transparent," he said.
"Citizens who are not able to come to the polling station have the right to vote at home. As a rule, residents of remote and hard-to-reach villages can also exercise this right. Commission members travel to them with observers, ballot boxes are sealed. Unlike postal voting, it is much easier to meet all the requirements of the law. Let the West look on and be envious," Aleksandr Ivanenko added.
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