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Ink again vanishes from passports
11:30 am | Today | Politics
Though the Central Election Commission (CEC) publicly tested last week
the new ink for special passport stamps that are supposed to prevent
multiple fraudulent voting in the February 18 Armenian presidential
election, the ink turns out to be easy to remove with a damp napkin
immediately after voting.
Armenia's presidential candidate Raffi Hovhannisian's election
headquarters received numerous alarms by citizens about the
`vanishing' ink.
CEC Spokesperson Hermine Harutyunyan said the ink was supposed to
remain visible for at least 12 hours and could not be erased by any
substance or liquid.
To check the information A1+'s journalist tried to "wipe off " the ink
stamp with water. The ink disappeared within minutes.
Similarly, the stamps disappeared during the May 2012 parliamentary
elections, sparking opposition allegations of foul play. Opposition
leaders claimed that this was done deliberately to enable Armenians
that supported or were bribed by the ruling Republican Party (HHK) to
vote in two or more polling stations. The CEC immediately denied the
allegations saying they had tested the vote stamps ahead of the
elections.
Under the country's Electoral Code amended in 2011, election officials
must put ink stamps on voters' passports at all polling stations.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15OhJeJz2sI&feature=player_embedded
11:30 am | Today | Politics
Though the Central Election Commission (CEC) publicly tested last week
the new ink for special passport stamps that are supposed to prevent
multiple fraudulent voting in the February 18 Armenian presidential
election, the ink turns out to be easy to remove with a damp napkin
immediately after voting.
Armenia's presidential candidate Raffi Hovhannisian's election
headquarters received numerous alarms by citizens about the
`vanishing' ink.
CEC Spokesperson Hermine Harutyunyan said the ink was supposed to
remain visible for at least 12 hours and could not be erased by any
substance or liquid.
To check the information A1+'s journalist tried to "wipe off " the ink
stamp with water. The ink disappeared within minutes.
Similarly, the stamps disappeared during the May 2012 parliamentary
elections, sparking opposition allegations of foul play. Opposition
leaders claimed that this was done deliberately to enable Armenians
that supported or were bribed by the ruling Republican Party (HHK) to
vote in two or more polling stations. The CEC immediately denied the
allegations saying they had tested the vote stamps ahead of the
elections.
Under the country's Electoral Code amended in 2011, election officials
must put ink stamps on voters' passports at all polling stations.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15OhJeJz2sI&feature=player_embedded