OSCE calls on Kosovo electorate to check polling station locations
The OSCE is organizing the 17 November Kosovo-wide election. (Lubomir Kotek/OSCE) Photo details
PRISTINA, 25 October 2001 (OSCE) - The OSCE is calling on all voters in Kosovo to make sure they know where their polling station is before election day in order to avoid long queues and confusion on 17 November.
It is the responsibility of every voter to find out where they need to go to cast their ballot. The OSCE is providing many tools to help voters do this.
Voter Information Centres (VICs) open in every municipality in Kosovo today, Thursday, 25 October.
The 30 VICs will operate until Friday, 16 November, the eve of the election. They will be open from 0900 - 1800 hours every day, except Sunday, with a one-hour break for lunch between 1300-1400 hours.
The VICs are in central locations in the main towns so that they are accessible to the largest number of people possible. Most are in the same venues used during the recent Challenge Period. However, some locations have changed. Voters are advised to check newspaper advertisements to find out where the VIC for their municipality is. The list of locations has also been posted on the OSCE website.
In addition, six mobile Voter Information Centres will be visiting smaller, more isolated communities around Kosovo to provide a similar service. Communities being served by these mobile teams will be informed in advance through fliers and with the assistance of their Municipal Election Commissions.
Public Information materials such as posters, radio and television spots, and "Where to Vote" newspapers for each municipality will be distributed in the coming weeks.
It is the responsibility of every voter to find out where they need to go to cast their ballot. The OSCE is providing many tools to help voters do this.
Voter Information Centres (VICs) open in every municipality in Kosovo today, Thursday, 25 October.
The 30 VICs will operate until Friday, 16 November, the eve of the election. They will be open from 0900 - 1800 hours every day, except Sunday, with a one-hour break for lunch between 1300-1400 hours.
The VICs are in central locations in the main towns so that they are accessible to the largest number of people possible. Most are in the same venues used during the recent Challenge Period. However, some locations have changed. Voters are advised to check newspaper advertisements to find out where the VIC for their municipality is. The list of locations has also been posted on the OSCE website.
In addition, six mobile Voter Information Centres will be visiting smaller, more isolated communities around Kosovo to provide a similar service. Communities being served by these mobile teams will be informed in advance through fliers and with the assistance of their Municipal Election Commissions.
Public Information materials such as posters, radio and television spots, and "Where to Vote" newspapers for each municipality will be distributed in the coming weeks.