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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Balloting in Yahukimo District and Sikka postponed

Balloting in Yahukimo District and Sikka postponed


At least three districts , two in Papua province and one in the province of East Nusa Tenggara ( NTT ) , can not carry out simultaneous voting because the ballot has not arrived .

Two districts in Papua it is Yahukimo District and District Supiori . In Yahukimo District , only 14 districts out of 51 districts have logistical up at the district level and hold a vote this Wednesday ( 09 / 04 ) .


" The rest of the 35 districts in the election will be held on the next 12 , " said Commission Chairman Adam Arisoy Papua province via telephone .

This afternoon , ballot papers and ballot boxes will be sent to Yahukimo .
"The obstacles yes because it is in the mountains , no plane . Aircraft - plane used by other districts . " Adam Arisoy clear .
" The second reason , the winner of the tender announced new carriage April 1, yesterday . "

The voting in the District Supiori can not be held in Mapia Islands , one of the outer islands of Papua province , because the ship was supposed to carry the election logistics damaged .
Dapil swapped

The ship will depart this afternoon and drove about five hours . Also the possibility of a new election will be held next three days.

"People flocked to the polls . Now that they have yet to begin , they get angry . Then we calm them to be patient . "

Josh Ansar Rera
The number of voters in the district Yahukimo , according to Adam Arisoy , reaching 252,000 people .

Simultaneously punching failure was experienced by the voters in at least six polling stations in Sikka Regency , East Nusa Tenggara .

" Lack of ballot papers before voting generally known and therefore no deferred until six polling ballots plus , " said Regent Sikka , Josh Ansar Rera , told the BBC's Indonesian , Rohmatin Bonasir .

In addition to a shortage of ballots , delivery of ballots to polling stations is not smooth .

" On the way to the polling stations , ballot papers are swapped between constituencies ( electoral district ) . Secondly , in the chest was nothing less than his voice mail so nothing to be fitted again . "

Sikka Regent Ansar Rera tells Josh that the high public interest in the region to choose .

"People flocked to the polls . Now that they have yet to begin , they get angry . Then we calm them to be patient , " he said .BBC

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