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Invisible Ink: Another Method of Rigging Elections

May 23, 2008

Observers of the Human Rights Center discovered another innovative method of vote rigging.

Maka Davidovi, the Human Rights Center observer in Zugdidi City Precinct # 1 states that the invisible ink does not last very long. The sprayed fingers in one station could not be detected if the person showed up to vote in another polling station. Her allegation is based on the statements of election observers from the oppositional parties from Kakhati Village Precinct # 49 who came to the chairperson of Zugdidi City Precinct # 1 and provided information about this alleged fact. Consequently, a quarrel started that soon ended up a fight. 

In Precinct # 94 the UV lamp that is used for verifying the ink stopped functioning after having inspected just 114 voters. This problem was only eradicated when the PEC chairperson called its superior DEC and the lamp was changed. It must be noted that the problems also occurred at this election station with ink. It was only because of the persistent demands of observers representing the Human Rights Center (Davit Patsatsia and Jeffrey Silverman) was the problem finally resolved.


Davit Patsatsia, the Human Rights Center observer and Jina Kartozia, the United Opposition proxy discovered 271 voters from a total of 1426 did not live on the addresses indicated in the register, or they did not exist at all in Zugdidi Precinct # 9. A representative of the United Opposition has documents testifying to this blatant instance of election fraud.

The Human Rights Center


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