Explaining the Voting Process to Voters In 31.1% of the ballot boxes where voting was observed, the chairperson did not give voters information about the voting process. This situation shows the importance of voter education by the SBE. Secrecy of Votes There were 39 reported violations of secrecy. The secrecy of votes is violated when voters cast their vote in the open, when ballot box committee members enter the polling booth with the voter for various reasons as well as at the time of creating the ballot boxes. Some observer testimonies; “some married women entered the polling booth to cast their vote with their husbands; also some cast their vote with the curtain open. It was too crowded; everyone living in the nursing home was registered in the same ballot box. There was a long queue and confusion. There are complaints that people are being influenced. The political party observers tried to cast a vote in place of the elderly; The chairperson of the ballot box committee was opening the curtain and interfering. A voter was photographed by his friend when casting his vote.” The polling booth had white see-through curtains and you could see inside. The ballot box committee member or the political party observer was entering the polling booth with the voters. It was observed that women were admitted into the room in groups of 9 or 10 people and asked to cast their vote.” 19