CAIRO: Chairman of the Supreme Electoral Committee (SEC) Abdel Moez Ibrahim today ordered monitoring judges in all nine electoral subcommittees to sign unstamped ballots in the event that the SEC seals are not available, reported SEC General-Secretary Saleh Abdel Salam. Some voting cards lacked the SEC seal in certain subcommittees, which led to confusion and worry, Salam said. The SEC also updated the database of voter names, placing them in alphabetical order to prevent any further problems, he continued. Salam also said that a traffic jam prevented some judges from arriving on time to their polling stations. “If turnout is higher than expected, the voting period can be extended,” he added. RELATED STORIES: - Egypt tweeps monitor elections - Red Sea polling stations delay opening - Islamic public committees secure Kafr el-Sheikh elections - Voters keen to participate in elections in Alexandria - Security forces arrest knife-wielding voter - Ballot cards left exposed outside polling station - 300 polling stations have not yet received ballots - Complaints received from voters about delay in opening polling stations - Voting delay sparks small clashes among would-be voters in Heliopolis - Voters close Nasr City, Qolaly polling stations due to unstamped electoral papers - High voter turnout in Cairo's Shubra neighborhood - Egypt elections live updates: Cairo - Embassies begin counting expats' votes - Crowds gather outside polling stations, waiting for doors to open - Half-hour delay at Maadi polling stations due to absence of electoral committee delegate - Egypt's first round of parliamentary elections kicks off - Elections postponed in second individual constituency in Asyut
