SSRC acknowledges that 10 counties in South Sudan had more votes than voters
January 23, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – The South Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) on Sunday admitted that vote count revealed some parts of the semi-autonomous region had a voter turnout that exceeded 100% of the registered voters.
In Jonglei state’s Bor County, the number of votes cast exceeded the number of registered voters by 720, AP said.
International observers who monitored the vote which concluded last week said the process was credible.
Justice Chan Reec Madut, who heads the southern bureau of the SSRC, said results from stations that recorded more than 105 percent turnout would be quarantined.
But Madut said that even if the commission throws out votes from counties where over-votes were recorded, “the trend is clear,” meaning that the south has voted for secession.
The SSRC official said investigations into the quarantined results from 33 polling stations are underway. There were more than 2,600 polling stations across Sudan.
“There will be no problem I think, [but] we want to do work that satisfies our own conscience,” Madut said.
The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) despite earlier threats that only a transparent and credible voting will get their recognition, decided this week that they will not object to the outcome after reviewing the process.
SSRC was working under a very tight timeline because of delay in adopting referendum law and later because of disagreement between North and South on the commission’s composition.
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Liberator
SSRC acknowledges that 10 counties in South Sudan had more votes than voters
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Dinka populated counties inflated votes turn out..what a shame greed on otherwise credible referendum!!
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:47a.m.
By Maggie Fick
Preliminary results from Southern Sudan’s independence referendum indicate a landslide vote for secession, but turnout exceeded 100 percent in several areas, and a top election official say some results are being quarantined.
Voter turnout exceeded 100 percent in 10 of the south’s 79 counties, according to an analysis done by The Associated Press using information on the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission’s website. In Jonglei state’s Bor County, the number of votes cast exceeded the number of registered voters by 720.
The Southern Sudan Referendum Commission reported on its website that with almost all of the votes counted, 98.8 percent of voters who cast ballots in the January 9-15 independence referendum voted for secession.
Though that result is overwhelming, international officials have predicted for months that the south would vote to secede, and even officials from northern Sudan have acknowledged the south would vote to break away.
The number of over-votes in the 10 counties ranged from three to 720, the AP analysis found.
Justice Chan Reec Madut, who heads the southern bureau of the referendum commission, said results from stations that recorded more than 105 percent turnout would be quarantined. But he said that even if the commission throws out votes from counties where over-votes were recorded, “the trend is clear,” meaning that the south has voted for secession.
International observers of the referendum from the Arab League to the US-based Carter Centre have generally lauded the referendum process, calling it credible, up to international standards and representative of the will of the people.
Madut said investigations into the quarantined results from 33 polling stations are under way. There were more than 2,600 polling stations across Sudan.
“There will be no problem I think, (but) we want to do work that satisfies our own conscience,” Madut said.
Southern Sudan is likely to become the world’s newest country in July if the referendum process stays on track. Issues like oil rights, border demarcation and citizenship rights still have to be worked out between the north and south.
Final results from the referendum were scheduled to be announced in February.
Ito
SSRC acknowledges that 10 counties in South Sudan had more votes than voters
thanks for the reports, indeed it is wise to update our minds through out the process. I would just like to say that there will always be an error in anything done by humanbeing. We are not perfect. But the results should be judge by our conscience, and to me it indicated separation as far as I am concern. though this numbers exceeded the number of registered voters, still south sudan is gone it does not matter which formula you employ to determine.
So, there is no need to investigate. furthermore, there were lots of people who could not come to register due to transportation reasons, they might have arrived late and maybe someone register them. This should not be a problem as the late registration may have been considered under extra-ordinary circumstances. I hope those who do it do not carry it with bad faith. We will not tolerate those who try to bring confusion to reverse the results. We all know this matter as a minor one and which could be corrected amicably.
May God bless southsudan
May God bless south sudan
Gai Sam
SSRC acknowledges that 10 counties in South Sudan had more votes than voters
This report is nothing but a work of nyegats who try to shine their culture of corruption and stupidity to highly organized and disciplined people of Greater Bor County, the home of patriots. Where the hell did he get those figure while according to state commission head who happened to be son of nyegat, stated that total number of those registered in Greater Bor County is 68903 and total number of those who voted is 68621. A thorough analysis of the vote revealed that all those who voted unity are nyegats from nyegat infested counties who tried to make Bor look like them. This a foolish attempt which will not help your nyegatism roots.
omoni Atari
SSRC acknowledges that 10 counties in South Sudan had more votes than voters
Bor town or people are sudanese problem,just like last year election,Kuol manyang juuk produced his own ballot papers.
lets behave like human being.
Mango
SSRC acknowledges that 10 counties in South Sudan had more votes than voters
These Bor people should be very careful, and know how to conduct issue that are of national interest. Surely, if all people present voter’s card before a bollot paper is issued, how did these huge number of voters cast their votes without the notice of polling agents? The credibility of the referendum is now questionable.
I can now see some sense in what Gen. Athor rejected. Our brothers in the 10 counties should learn how to rig elections!
Thanks
Mango
mohammed ali
SSRC acknowledges that 10 counties in South Sudan had more votes than voters
South Sudan is a seperate state since 2005 with or without referendum.The SPLA is ruling the south ALONE..ALONE , on top of that they are ruling us and they can contess for all the jobs in the north while we can contess for NONE in the south!They could rule the whole Sudan but we can never rule the south nor we could have the slightest influence on it’s government!Yet nobody see that unity is attractive!
Why should such unity be attractive to us ! Should we invite the incompetent SPLA to rule us to make unity attractive!They even can not conduct the forgery in a proper way! They were complaining that the NCP might rig the referundum. What a shame!
It is neither Dinka nor Neuer who manipulated the referundum and it is very stupid to talk about in the that silly and retarded way.This was discovered in all the 10 centers which were checked.It simply showes how stupidly the SPLA is conducting business in the south! It is a big shame.
It is the SPLA who forged and manipulated the whole process.There was wide spread intimidation and threats and this referundum can not be said to be free and fair. Even if it was recognized by international organistions!
Having said that , I have no problem with secession, and it was widly seen that the northerners were not influenced by the results and southerners living in the north were not touched or threatened to vote for unity!And the government and the NCP to recognize these results as soon as possible!
The NCP would probably accept the result, simply because northerners are fed up with wars accusation and Pahan!,.People in the north are no longer interested in unity as long as they could get peace.
The problem , is the SPLA !Yesterday they said the minister of finance is investigating 2.8 billion Sudanese pound”$ 1.4 billions” contracted for sorghum , and no sorghum had ever reached the poor marginalized southerner , who are suffering from starvation and famime affecting almost 50% of the population and more than 90% of childrens.This will eventually lead to disaster in the south , conflicts and wars within the south and the jalabba will still be accused!
The manupulated referundum will also raise some problems within the south, and again the jalabba will be accused!Southerners who were intimidated to go to the south are coming back again , and if any tribal wars started there many will come to the north!
The SPLA had manupulated the referundum as it did for the elections and the census and all of these will creat problems within the south and again this will spill over!
I personaly support the government to recognize the results without any delay, not because I want secession, as I don’t, but because it the responsibility of Southerners intellectuals to sort out their problems and then whatever a strong and stable government comes in the south we can deal with amicasbly and friendly.The worries of the international observers are not without basis. The situation is not reassuring and it is not the jallaba who said that southerners cannot govern themselves! Southerners can govern themselves, but the SPLA cannot govern the south and it had proved that beyound any doubt!How on earth could a government loose $ 2 billions without being accounted for! This not a government, these are punch of looters!
Never-the-less let us hope for peace, and if peace prevails we will prevail!
ak-47
SSRC acknowledges that 10 counties in South Sudan had more votes than voters
please the citizens of the brand new country. these are all lies. believe me. never such a thing has happened.
love u all