In the Maldives, the Opposition has alleged that country's elections commission is secretly planning to use tablet computers to collate election results from polling stations during Presidential polls scheduled for Sunday.&nbsp;<br />'' &nbsp;<br />'' In a joint statement, the Opposition said, leaked internal documents show that the Commission has been secretly planning to use the tablet computers for months, creating a new opportunity for vote rigging and fraud.&nbsp;<br />'' &nbsp;<br />'' It said the elections act makes it clear that the results must be announced and published physically at each polling station, and those results then communicated to the central commission.&nbsp;<br />'' &nbsp;<br />'' However, a leaked document explains to EC officials that they must enter the result of each polling station on the tablet computer and wait for a 'printed confirmation' before publicly announcing the result.&nbsp;<br />'' &nbsp;<br />''<div> The opposition alleged that entering the votes on the tablets gives the EC an opportunity to change the results from each ballot box before they are publicly announced, to ensure a victory for President Abdullah Yameen.</div>''<div><br />''</div> Mr Yameen is seeking re-election against Joint opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.&nbsp;<br />'' <span id="MSIEparagraph"></span>
News On AIR | September 17, 2018 2:25 PM
Maldives Opposition fears EC plans to use tablet computer to collate election results