Gambians who are voting in an election holding Thursday 1/12/2016 to replace or retain long time leader President Yahya Jammeh have been casting their votes with marbles instead of ballot papers
Electoral officials say the system all but eliminates spoilt ballots and allows illiterate Gambians to vote more easily, while ensuring only one vote is cast per person.
Voters enter a private area that is curtained off where they drop a marble into one of the three drums that are painted with the party colours and emblems, and a bell rings confirming a vote has been cast.
Sawdust or sand is sprinkled on the bottom of the barrel so that no second sound is heard.
Wow! That’s really
amazing.