{"id":3706,"date":"2023-10-12T11:06:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T11:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1307007.us31.myftpupload.com\/?p=3706"},"modified":"2023-10-12T11:19:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T11:19:17","slug":"fact-check-voting-suspended-in-parts-of-sinoe-county-due-to-rains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enspirefx.com\/royale\/fact-check-voting-suspended-in-parts-of-sinoe-county-due-to-rains\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT-CHECK: Voting suspended in parts of Sinoe County due to rains?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Claim<\/b>: Voting suspended in parts of Sinoe County due to rains<\/span><\/p>\n

Source<\/b>: Facebook users<\/span><\/p>\n

Verdict<\/b>: <\/span>TRUE<\/b><\/p>\n

Researched by Sedem Kwasigah<\/b><\/p>\n

On October 10, 2023, more than 2.4 million eligible voters in Liberia went to the polls to participate in a general election.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, some social media users (<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>) claim voting was suspended in certain parts of Sinoe County due to torrential rains that got some of the ballot papers wet.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A screenshot of a Facebook post<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/blockquote>\n

A Facebook <\/a><\/span>user<\/span>\u00a0further claimed that the ballot papers were being exposed to the sun to get them dry and later would be used for the elections.<\/span><\/p>\n

This fact-check report seeks to verify the claim.<\/span><\/p>\n

Background<\/b><\/p>\n

Africa\u2019s oldest republic<\/span><\/a>, Liberia have gone to the polls to elect a President, Senators, and House of Representatives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This 2023 general election will be the fourth democratic electoral process after the civil war, in a country with a population of <\/span>\u00a05.3 million.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fact-check<\/b><\/p>\n

The National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia has confirmed the reports that voting has been suspended in parts of Sinoe County due to torrential rains.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the first press briefing after the elections, the Chairperson of NEC, <\/span>Davidetta Browne Lansanah<\/span> said (Between 38:32-38:58 mins<\/a>) :<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn Sinoe County, elections were held on 10th October in almost all of the precincts except Karquekpo and <\/span>Jarpuken<\/span> in electoral District 2. It is worth mentioning that while transporting electoral materials, including ballots, for the two precincts, some of the materials got wet due to torrential rains and flooding.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the election management body, the damaged materials will be replaced for the conduct of the elections in affected areas within the next week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe NEC will dispatch a team to assist the magisterial team in the county as soon as possible,\u201d <\/span>Davidetta Browne Lansanah<\/span> added (Between 39:00 – 39:24 mins<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

Verdict<\/b><\/p>\n

The claim is rated <\/span>TRUE.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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