Sunday, November 28, 2010

Haiti Elections: Presidential Vote Takes Place Amid Cholera Epidemic, Confusion

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The ballot is as crowded as the earthquake-ravaged capital itself, and a collapsed presidential palace is the prize. The voter rolls are filled with the dead, and living citizens are still struggling to figure out if and where they can vote while worrying about political violence and a spreading cholera epidemic.It's Election Sunday in post-quake Haiti.Most polls opened an hour or more after their 6 a.m. (1100 GMT) start time and confusion reigned at many.
Observers from dozens of parties crowded voting areas and furious voters were turned away from stations where poll workers could not find their names on lists.
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