Deaths of election employees are repeated in several countries, such as Indonesia, where 500 employees died in the 2019 elections, and in India, 20 employees died in the same year, and cases were repeated in the Philippines and Pakistan. What are the reasons for this phenomenon?
You will be surprised to know that 300 people died during vote counting in Indonesia. Mass deaths of employees on election day are witnessed in various countries, and the most prominent reason is extreme fatigue, especially in major countries whose laws require elections to be held within one day and do not have advanced techniques for counting and sorting votes. Election officials’ work day begins very early or even days in advance, and they work to organize the elections and then count and count the votes under conditions of intense psychological pressure and close monitoring. Violence related to political competition may be an additional reason.
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