Recommendation 37 (Polling, Counting and Publication of Results) Timor-Leste 2007
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/TL/timor-leste-final-report-presidential-and/at_download/file
The following steps should be taken to improve procedures on election day:
i. The voter’s finger should be checked for ink before voting;
ii. Young voters’ cards should be checked to see if they are 17;
iii. Clear procedures should be produced on how to assist illiterate or disabled voters;
iv. Greater staff training and voter education on valid and invalid votes is needed to avoid inconsistency in the identification of invalid ones;
v. Ballot papers should be provided with numbered stubs to assist in accounting for them, as was done for the parliamentary elections;
vi. The polling station minutes (Actas de Operasaun) and any ballots not used (unused, cancelled) should be considered sensitive material.
