It was an early start for polling on Friday at the Ward 7 area of Hohola in the Moresby North-West Electorate in the Nation’s Capital.
Six polling booths were set up including a booth for people living with disabilities. Security was provided by police as polling officials went through a thorough exercise with scrutineers on the polling equipment which included ballot boxes, tags, seals, ballot papers and serial numbers.
Once all that was clear, polling began around 10am. It was peaceful without much drama as voters were able to exercise their democratic right due to the gender specific lines created.
A frustrated few were turned away or asked to take their grievances to the Electoral Commission for not having their names on the common roll. It was however good news for the next generation of voters as the youth were able to exercise their democratic right for the first time.
Nineteen-year-old, Monica Anthony was nervous but nonetheless excited to be part of nation building and explains her reason for voting.
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