Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections

Students of the Homieĺ Road-building College told on the condition of anonymity how the early voting was organized.

October 8, a policeman forbade Valery Putsitski, who observes the elections at polling station No. 20, located in secondary school No. 2 in Rečyca, to observe the process of sealing the ballot box.

The independent observers disovered a yet larger discrepancy in the results of the third day of early voting at polling station No. 20 in Hayavaya Str., 59.

The independent observers who monitor the early voting at polling station No. 69, located in secondary school No. 8, learned about new facts of forcing to early voting.

Salihorsk observers point at the forced character of early voting and register the massive turnout of workers of the enterprises and institutions of Salihorsk.

In recent days, many residents have received a text message from the alleged "Central Election Commission" (that's how the SMS messages are signed).

An observer of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" Uladzimir Khilmanovich addressed precinct election commission №14 of the Lieninski district of Hrodna with the request to provide information about the number of the electors in the voter lists.

More than 500 electors, students of the technological university, have voted at polling station No. 47 in the Pieršamajski district of Viciebsk.

Mikhail Kudzelka, Chairman of precinct election commission No. 32 in Salihorsk, refused to consider the appeal of an observer of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee Uladzimir Shyla, in which the latter asked to hold the elections openly and transparently, collegiately,

The early voting started at the elections of President of the Republic of Belarus started on October 6 in conformity with the Electoral Code of the Republic of Belarus.

Baranavičy observers Ryhor Hryk and Tatsiana Strelchyk have registered forgery of the electoral documents during the first days of early voting ad filed an appropriate complaint to the Baranavičy Inter-district Prosecutor's Office.

Students of the light industry lyceum demonstrated the turnout of 30% on the first day of early voting at polling station No. 61, located in the lyceum.

Observers of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections” discovered a violation of the electoral legislation at polling station No. 110 in Hrodna.

As reported by an independent observer Ryhor Hryk, after 7 p.m. on October 7, precinct election commission No. 20, located in school No. 15 in Hayavaya Str., 59, posted the protocol for public information. There it was indicated that On October 7 there voted 146 people, whereas the observers counted only 87.

This is reported by the Mahilioŭ human rights defender Barys Bukhel.