--- But it faces other challenges across the country as well
The National Elections Commission attributed the logistical challenges it faced in delivering ballot papers to Sinoe and Rivercess counties to unfavorable weather and poor road conditions.
"All efforts by the NEC staff to cross the river from both sides have proven futile so far. This has affected the conduct of polls in at least 11 precincts in District Two, Sinoe County," Lansanah said. "Due to the situation, the Commission will extend the voting time in those areas," the NEC Chair said. Similarly, in Rivercess County, the Timbo River, according to NEC, overflowed its banks, preventing the electoral body's vehicles from crossing. When the water receded, Lansanah said, vehicles"carrying election materials arrived late at their destinations," resulting in polls starting late, with some opening as late as 11:00 a.m.
The situation led to serious frustration among voters, with some not even being able to vote as they spent hours standing in the wrong queue, only to be told at the last minute, when they reached the voting precinct, that they were in the wrong areas. According to WANEP, while most of the polling stations were opened on schedule, there were significant numbers of them that were not open on time.
Meanwhile, the peaceful nature of the vote comes after tension flared in the last few weeks of the campaign between supporters of President Weah and his main rival, Boakai, resulting in the death of at least three Liberians. At the closure of the campaign, a violent clash also ensued between supporters of Weah's ruling Coalition for Democratic Change and the All Liberian Coalition Party.
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