Carter:"We congratulate the CNE and the people of Venezuela"

[Rose Siding]

Because of delays "it is specially important to have no early announcement of results," he said

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter said that "everyone who wishes to vote in Venezuela will be able to vote," emphasizing that balloting tables would operate until 8 pm instead of 4 pm as originally scheduled

Former President Jimmy Carter said that balloting tables would be operating until 8 pm "so that everyone going to the tables to vote will be able to vote this evening."

"Everyone who wishes to vote in Venezuela will be able to vote," he emphasized.

He added that "because of this delay it is specially important to have no early announcement of results."

"Everything is going very well and again we have to congratulate the CNE and the people of Venezuela."

Meanwhile, César Gaviria, secretary general of the Organization of American States, urged political leaders and mass media not to launch early announcements.

http://www.eluniversal.com/2004/08/15/en_revo_art_15A483867.shtml

[Joanne98]

1. FAUX news is saying that the UK Telegraph is saying that

Chavez lost. How in the Hell would they know? Just because they got away with that here, doesn't mean they'll get away with it again. I hope Carter keeps it honest. BTW They're voting on touch screens.

[Rose Siding]

2. Some of the other Chavez threads explain

There was a hoax, perpetrated by the opposition. The only official word I can find is that the results- even the exit polls- won't be released at all until at least 11pm EST

[Rose Siding]

3. some statistics on the vote

EL UNIVERSAL

* Total number of voting centers: 8,500

* Automated centers: 4,766 (90 percent of voters)

* Voting tables: 18,000

* A total of 216,000 people were chosen in a randomised selection to work at the tables: 72,000 as members and secretaries, the rest as substitutes.

* Number of balloting papers printed to be used in case of irreversible flaws of machines: 4,500,000 (30 percent of voters)

* Number of machines: 20,200

* Spare machines: 1,000

* Computers per center: approximately four

* The national telecommunication company Cantv will provide 13,000 people for the recall: 11,005 employers, 280 call center technicians, 50 follow up analysts, 1,097 support technicians (to solve failures in voting equipment), 175 technical supervisors, and 31 project coordinators.

* The data transmission to the main counting center and the alternate center will use 7,153 fixed lines, 500 wireless modems, 162 satellite connexions, and 10,300 cellular lines.

* The SBC holding is only able to replace 5 percent of the machines.

* Number of officers from the Plan República (a military-led security operation to protect elections): 118,000
more................

http://www.eluniversal.com/2004/08/14/en_revo_art_14A483395.shtml