Election day passed peacefully, minor procedural irregularities were registered

The polling station in the Bijelo Polje village of Kanje, where voting was briefly interrupted, will be open until 21 p.m., CDT said.

CeMi announced that at polling station number four, in the Ulcinj House of Culture, "the voter cast his vote via video call, visibly taking out his phone," which is against the law.

"The electoral committee did not react to this irregularity and did not declare the ballot invalid," they pointed out on Twitter.

At polling station two in Sutorina, in Herceg Novi, as announced by CeMI, a "violation of the provisions regulating the secrecy of voting from Article 69a and violation of Article 71a of the ZIOP" was reported, in the way that a member of the electoral committee checked the voter list and informs unknown persons via telephone whether and which voters have gone out to vote.

CeMI announced that "the occurrence of vote buying in the premises of the hotel in Rožaje - Suho Polje" by representatives of a political party was reported to them from several sources.

They also stated on Twitter that they are continuously receiving reports of irregularities related to the incomplete composition of polling committee members, the taking of photographs of ballots and the loud announcement of voters' names and surnames by polling committee members.

Voting at the polling station in Kanje near Bijelo Polje was interrupted today around 16.30:XNUMX p.m.

As "Vijesti" was confirmed by the police, the voting was interrupted after one of the voters handed over an open ballot to the commission after voting.

After that, as Vijesti unofficially learns, there was a discussion between the members of the parties, after which the voting was interrupted, but it was soon resumed.

The vice-president of the Youth Council of the DPS of Montenegro and councilor in the Bijelo Polje SO Asmir Pućurica posted a photo of a broken ballot box on his Twitter account.

CeMI announced that in Podgorica, at polling station 4B in the "Radojica Perović" school, a person with a disability, who tried to get to the polling station with a vehicle for the disabled on two occasions, at 15:XNUMX a.m. and XNUMX:XNUMX p.m., was unable to get to the polling station. , because the gate was locked.

"The timely request sent to the electoral committee to provide access to that person has not been responded to until this moment," the NGO announced on Twitter.

CeMI stated that in the House of Culture in Ulcinj, at polling station number four, a member of the polling committee has not been present for a long time, as well as his deputy.

"According to Article 72 of the ZIOP, while the polling station is open and voting is in progress, all members of the polling committee or their deputies must be present at the BM," they note.

CeMI announced earlier today that at polling station 16 in Tuzi, a citizen reported that a member of the polling committee was giving money to individuals, that is, to citizens who came to vote. 

The NGO published a correction, saying that the observer subsequently informed them that it was polling station number 17, not 16, as indicated in the "Ferizbori" application.

"Three are confirmed in the report, with the statement that there is knowledge of several more identical cases," CeMI announced earlier today.

The President of the State Election Commission (SEC) Nikola Mugoša said at the press conference at 16:XNUMX p.m. that no objections have been filed so far.

"In case there are irregularities, the procedure is such that the complaint is first submitted to the municipal election commission, and then the SEC decides on it at the session. We have no information about any significant violation of procedures," said Mugoša.

CDT published new information about the recorded irregularities.

At polling station number 54 in Bijelo Polje, 24 requests by letter were filled out and signed at the polling station. Also, at polling station number 3 in Bijelo Polje, seven out of 12 requests for voting by letter were filled in at the polling station. All these requests were accepted by the electoral commissions, despite the fact that they were not signed by the voters.

"At polling station number 54 in Bijelo Polje, one female voter took a photo of the ballot, which was later canceled by the polling committee due to a violation of the secrecy of the vote," the CDT stated.

At polling station number 23 in Tuzi, due to the interruption of the electricity supply, voting took place for 40 minutes using the visual identification system. After the arrival of electricity, voting continued with the use of electronic identification.

CeMI announced that several cases of taking photos of ballot papers and publishing photos on social networks were reported to them.

"And what is a violation of the provisions on the secrecy of voting from Article 69a and contrary to Article 71a of the ZIOP, which prohibits the use of electronic devices for communication in the voting room," the NGO announced on Twitter.

In Podgorica at the Radojica Perović polling station, CeMI reports that a photograph of the ballot paper was reported.

"The members of the BO intervened and prevented the person from voting, after which the same person tore up his ballot in front of everyone and left the polling station. The electoral board entered the said event into the record. With this, the mentioned voter violated Article 71a of the ZIOP, which prohibits the use of electronic devices in the room for voting (telephone, mobile phone, laptop, tablet computer, etc.)," ​​CeMI announced.

At polling station 24-C in Podgorica, as reported by CeMI, the device for electronic identification of voters is not functioning and does not read ID cards.

The Police Administration reported that from the security point of view, the election day is going peacefully.

"The Police Administration will continue to undertake activities within its jurisdiction, so that election day passes safely and undisturbed," the Police Administration's Twitter account states.

CeMI announced that at polling station 16 in Tuzi, a citizen reports that a member of the polling committee gives money to individuals, that is, to citizens who come to vote.

"Three cases are confirmed in the report, with the statement that there is knowledge of several other identical cases," CeMI announced.

The Center for Democratic Transition announced that there was an incident in front of polling station number 17 in the center of Podgorica in which one person was injured with a knife.

The Police Administration announced that the event was not related to the election process, but rather an earlier conflict between family members. Voting resumed after a short break.

"At polling station number 69-B Vuk Karadžić Primary School in Podgorica, due to the mistake of one of the members of the polling committee, the voter was given two ballots. The voter filled in both ballots, and the discount was noticed during the separation of the control coupon. One of the two ballots is declared invalid," the CDT announced.

At polling station No. 3 in Radmanca, in Petnjica, one case of violation of voting secrecy was recorded, as the voter, after inserting the ballot, said out loud who he voted for. The ballot was not annulled, according to the CDT.

"At polling station number 23 of Vuksan Lekić Elementary School, the electricity went out at 11:30 a.m. As electronic voter identification was disabled, the polling board continued voting using the visual identification system, which is in accordance with the law."

At polling station number 21 Trešnjevo in Andrijevica, since the opening of the polling station, not all members of the polling committee have been present, CDT announced.

At polling station 78-D in the Stari Aerodrom neighborhood in Podgorica, not all members of the polling committee are present, that is, one member is missing, CeMI announced.

"According to Article 72 of the ZIOP, while the polling station is open and voting is in progress, all members of the polling committee or their deputies must be present at the polling station," the CeMI Twitter account states.

CeMI announced that there were frequent reports from observers that polling stations were not adapted for access by persons with disabilities, as well as that members of polling boards were saying out loud the names and surnames of voters and their serial number on the voter list.

A CeMI observer reported that in Masline, Podgorica, a voter came to vote with a political party symbol at polling station 38.

"Art. 69 paragraph 5 of the ZIOP stipulates that it is prohibited to display symbols of political parties and other propaganda material at the polling station and within 100 meters of the polling station, which can influence the voter's choice. The Electoral Board acted correctly by removing this person from BM", it was announced from CeMI.

CeMI announced that in front of polling station 17 in the center of Podgorica, there was an incident between two people who were in conflict.

CeMi states that the police and emergency services intervened.

"The conflict is not related to the election process," it says on the Twitter account of CeMI