Marshall Islands: opposition leader claims illegal vote counting
Pacific Magazine reports: Opposition leaders in the Marshall Islands accused the government of illegally counting hundreds of ballots 10 days after all other domestic votes had been tabulated, erasing victories of four opposition candidates in closely fought races, with the incumbent ruling party candidates winning. ...
But adding to the confusion over who has won and lost, nearly three weeks after the election, the governmentıs Electoral Administration has not issued a final unofficial result, and the governmentıs official Web site has not updated since incomplete preliminary results were posted November 27, although all votes have now reportedly been counted.
Poor management of the election on November 19 and tabulation delays and lack of timely release of voting data to the public have marred the national election, the eighth since constitutional government began in 1979.
Opposition Aelon Kein Ad (Our Islands) party officials said they still had the required 17 senators-elect to form a government when Parliament meets in early January, and will also file court challenges to what they say was improper ballot counting nearly three weeks after the vote. -- Pacific Magazine: Marshalls Election Mess Gets Worse