Verified voting in Gambia

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5369966.stm

Gambians vote with their marbles

Voters post their marble into the different coloured drums
Gambians are voting for their president with a unique marble system.

Voters enter a booth and pop a clear glass marble into one of three drums representing the candidates, instead of a putting a ballot paper into a box.

As the marble falls into the drum, it hits a bell so officials can tell if anyone votes more than once.

"It's a unique system introduced in 1965 because of Gambia's high illiteracy," Gambia's chief electoral officer Kawsu Ceesay told the BBC.