Counting and Results

Failure to announce results by IEBC official

Irregularities with transportation of ballot boxes

No Transport to Deliver Ballot Boxes/Ballot Boxes not Transported to Tallying Centre

Ballot Boxes Destroyed After Announcing Final Results

Protest over declared results

Violence, demonstration

Counting Irregularities

• Ballot Papers not Being Counted in a Transparent Manner
• Observers or Party Agents not Allowed In The Hall During Vote Counting
• Spoilt Ballot Papers not Properly Preserved For Review
• Intimidation of Counting Officials & Observers
• Error or Omission In Computing or Completing Tally Sheets
• Unusually Many Rejected/Spoilt Ballot Papers
• Officials Tallying Wrong/Tampered Results
• Officials not Reporting Results At Prescribed Time

Party Agent Irregularities

• Party agents fail to Agree On Disputed Ballot Papers
• Agents Failure to Sign Final Results From Ballot
• Agents Decline to Sign Tally Sheet & Decline to Give Reason

Provisional Citizen Results

Polling Station Administration

Polling station logistical issues

• Polling Station Access Blocked
• Polling Station not Opened/Closed On Time / not Numbered Properly
• Design of Polling Station Compromising Secrecy of Ballot
• Polling Station not Adequately Lit

Polling Station Closed Before Voting concluded

• Due to Violence
• Due to darkness
• Due to lack of material

Missing/Inadequate Voting Materials

Reports of absent or fewer-than-needed ballot boxes, ballots, stations, volunteers, etc.

Ballot Box Irregularities

• Ballot Boxes not Sealed at Start of Voting Process
• Sealed Ballot Box Tampered With
• Non-Voting Materials Placed In Ballot Box

Campaign material in polling station

Any materials (flyers, banners, buttons, clothing, etc.) pertaining to the promotion of a certain candidate or party.

BVR issues 

Technical of staffing issues around the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits.

Positive Events

Civilian Peace Efforts

Citizen led initiatives to promote peace

Everything Fine

In previous election deployments we have received many reports from people telling us that things are going smoothly.

Police Peace Efforts

The police sometimes have community outreach events to promote peace and security during the polls.

Security Issues

In discussing security issues, please describe as accurately as possible who was attacked, the physical location of the attack, and where known, the attackers.  For an issue to be classified as a security issue, it must involve threats or acts that would damage property or persons. 

Abductions/kidnapping

Including hostage taking.

Bombings

Including vehicle attacks.

Violent Attacks

Attacks without weapons (e.g., brawls), knives, or few small arms (e.g., one or two handguns) -- if you can, please differentiate between violent attacks and armed clashes. Armed clashes are more serious.

Armed Clashes

Attacks with multiple firearms, automatic weapons, or heavy weaponry (mortars, shelling, etc.)

Riots

Civil or political unrest explicitly characterized as riots, as well as behavior presented as tumultuous or mob-like. Includes looting, prison uprisings, crowds setting things on fire, general fighting with police (typically by protestors), lynch mob assemblies, ransacking, football riots, and stampedes.

Vandalism and Physical Attacks on Property

Sexual and Gender Based Violence

Rape and other sexual assaults

Demonstrations

Including rallies and marches

Eviction/Population displacement

Dangerous Speech

Threat of Violence

Rumors

Presence of a credible perceived threat: unverified reports of violence, corruption, intimidation, looting, etc. Something not personally witnessed, but widespread knowledge or notable 'hearsay.' Please specify source and context.

Mobilisation towards violence

Where concrete step have been taken and violence appears imminent. (If violence has already started, do *not* use this category.

Ambush

Presence of weapons

Purchase of weapons

Voting Issues

Voter registration irregularities

• Register of voters missing
• Voters Names Missing From registry

Voters Issued Invalid Ballot Papers

Voter Integrity Irregularities

• Importation of voters
• Voter Impersonation
• Voter Intimidation
• Bribing of Voters
• Voters Voting More Than Once
• Voter Identification Kit not Working

Voter Assistance irregularities

• Issues with proper identification
• Illiterate Voters not Assisted
• Unusually Many Assisted Voters/Voter Assister not Taking Oath of Secrecy

Voting Irregularities

• Eligible Voters Turned Away/ not allowed to Vote
• Ineligible Voters Allowed to Vote

Purchasing of Voters Cards

Staffing Issues

Absence or insufficient number of IEBC Officials/Staff At Polling Station Opening

Absence or insufficient number of law enforcement officials at Polling Station

Observers/Media Blocked From Entering Polling Station

EBC Officials not Acting In Accordance to Set Rules

Other

This is for reports that do not fit into any other category. Note: Please feel free to flag reports that do not fit into a category with your co-leads in case we would like to add one immediately. We will also be auditing 'Other' category reports to monitor where new categories should added throughout this project.

GEOLOCATION

To be Geolocated

The report needs to be geolocated.

Geolocated

The report has been geolocated.

Impossible to Geolocate

There is no location information provided, or the content of the message references several (10+) locations over a wide area and cannot be pinpointed to one neighborhood, community, ward, etc.

TRANSLATION

To be Translated

The report needs to be translated.

Translated

The report has been translated.

No need to Translate

The report was submitted in English and does not need translation

URGENT

Urgent

This report requires immediate action.

Not Urgent

This report does _not_ require immediate action.

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Verified

This report has _not_ been verified by our trusted sources and/or official partners.

Unverified

This report has been verified by our trusted sources and/or official partners.