Multiple voting / “Carousels”

Multiple voting is a form of electoral fraud involving widespread illegal voting by individuals who are not eligible to vote at a particular polling station. In this scheme, non-eligible voters are provided with ballots in place of legitimate voters. The PEC members involved in the fraud identify the non-eligible voters and issue them ballots, recording their signatures. This manipulation is typically executed on a large scale, with groups of ‘fake’ voters being systematically transported to multiple polling stations to cast fraudulent votes.

Among election observers, this electoral fraud is commonly referred to as “carousel voting” or “carousels” due to the circular nature of illegal voting, which involves moving across multiple polling stations. To help prevent carousel voting, voters can take action by visiting their polling station shortly before it closes on the final day of voting and verifying that their name on the voter list does not have the signature of a fraudulent voter in front of it.

Multiple voting can also be executed through the mobile voter system, where numerous fraudulent voters are registered at different polling stations for the purpose of casting illegal votes.