MINSK, 19 January (BelTA) – Voters in old democratic countries cast ballot papers in cardboard boxes and nobody cares, Chairperson of the Central Election Commission Lydia Yermoshina told in an interview with the Belaruskaya Dumka Magazine, BelTA has learned.
“The countries that want to highlight the democratic nature of the election procedures (which, probably, raises doubts) use transparent ballot boxes. At the same time the old democratic countries cast ballot papers in cardboard boxes, and nobody ever cares,” Lydia Yermoshina noted.
She added that the equipment at the polling stations is the responsibility of the relevant organizations. “The law does not specify the size of the ballot boxes and the material they should be made of. They can even be made of bronze if the organization has enough money. Organizations with little money at their disposal use the boxes they have: nontransparent, made of wood or cardboard,” Lydia Yermoshina explained.
She also said that some institutions such as universities as the most advanced among them already have transparent ballot boxes. “By the way, I always ask organizers to use such boxes if they have such an opportunity. However, this is absolutely non-essential as the material the boxes are made of does not influence the voter's decision. This is just a matter of fashion,” Lydia Yermoshina pointed out.
“The countries that want to highlight the democratic nature of the election procedures (which, probably, raises doubts) use transparent ballot boxes. At the same time the old democratic countries cast ballot papers in cardboard boxes, and nobody ever cares,” Lydia Yermoshina noted.
She added that the equipment at the polling stations is the responsibility of the relevant organizations. “The law does not specify the size of the ballot boxes and the material they should be made of. They can even be made of bronze if the organization has enough money. Organizations with little money at their disposal use the boxes they have: nontransparent, made of wood or cardboard,” Lydia Yermoshina explained.
She also said that some institutions such as universities as the most advanced among them already have transparent ballot boxes. “By the way, I always ask organizers to use such boxes if they have such an opportunity. However, this is absolutely non-essential as the material the boxes are made of does not influence the voter's decision. This is just a matter of fashion,” Lydia Yermoshina pointed out.
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