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muriel_volestrangler

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21. Programming error led to the number of rejected votes being multiplied by a factor of eight

Reply to JCMach1 (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2013, 12:56 PM

Mar 2013

One of these was a programming error, which led to the number of rejected votes being multiplied by a factor of eight.

This meant more than 330,000 votes - 6% - were initially rejected - enough to change the course of the election.

The electronic system was abandoned, and the process of tallying results from the country's 32,000 polling stations was restarted by hand on Wednesday.

The number of rejected votes is now about 1% of total votes cast.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21711391

And Kenyatta had 49.9% of the vote, with 80% declared, at the time was published.

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Kenya Elections 2013 [View all] JCMach1 Mar 2013 OP

Major Candidates have now voted and lines are going down just a bit JCMach1 Mar 2013 #1

Polls begin to close at 5PM... just a few minutes away JCMach1 Mar 2013 #2

Fascinating. Thanks for posting. n/t ProSense Mar 2013 #3

Kenyatta up 57 to 38 for Odinga JCMach1 Mar 2013 #4

Very interesting - thanks for blogging about it. And stay safe! Kick, Rec. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #5

Kenyatta still 55 to 40 JCMach1 Mar 2013 #6

Thanks for posting. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #7

Counting continues this AM it is Kenyatta 54 to 40 for Odinga JCMach1 Mar 2013 #8

88% voter turnout... Imagine if we had that in 2012 for Obama JCMach1 Mar 2013 #9

Thanks for the in-country report muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #10

The coast (Mombassa) was very scary JCMach1 Mar 2013 #12

Makes me realize how lucky I am treestar Mar 2013 #11

Kenyatta 54, Odinga 42 14:58 CAT JCMach1 Mar 2013 #13

Things are getting serious... the IEBC has stopped the provisional count due to 'technical' issues JCMach1 Mar 2013 #14

Still no counting going on... rumors and suspicions grow JCMach1 Mar 2013 #15

Uhuru Kenyatt running mate William Ruto is blaming the British High Commission JCMach1 Mar 2013 #16

Link for British interference story is here JCMach1 Mar 2013 #17

Official, manual count is continuing... but there is a huge discrepancy between the spoiled votes JCMach1 Mar 2013 #18

Kalonzo and Odinga accuse IEBC (election authority) JCMach1 Mar 2013 #19

results tonight JCMach1 Mar 2013 #20

Programming error led to the number of rejected votes being multiplied by a factor of eight muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #21

Kenyatta wins by 4100 votes JCMach1 Mar 2013 #22