Data set containing 2017 Albania election observation findings on polling station opening process by the Coalition of Domestic Observers (CDO) CDO conducted a statistically-based observation (SBO) exercise, deploying observers to a random sample of polling stations for the 25 June 2017 Albanian elections. This is a subset of observation data collected by CDO observers that includes data that was used to perform statistical analysis.
openingA data frame with 524 rows and 19 variables
district, 12 in total
polling station identifier
number of registered voters at the polling station
number of ballot papers at the polling station
type of polling station, public or private
time when polling station opening, in 30 minute ranges
number of commissioners present at polling station
yes-no if polling station enabled voters to cast ballots in secrecy, po or jo
yes-no if polling station provided sufficient space to vote, po or jo
yes-no if campaign materials were removed from inside polling station, po or jo
yes-no if campaign materials were removed from outside polling station, po or jo
yes-no if commissioners completed the opening record checklist sheet, po or jo
yes-no if commissioners checked to ensure the ballot box was empty before opening, po or jo
yes-no if commissioners sealed the ballot box to prevent ballot tampering, po or jo
yes-no if commissioners recorded the seal number on the ballot box, po or jo
yes-no if there were all election materials were available at the polling station, po or jo
yes-no if the polling station was equipped for blind voters, po or jo
yes-no-partially if the polling station was equipped for disabled voters, po or jo or pjeserisht
very good-good-problematic-very problematic an overall assessment of the opening process, shummir,mir,meprob,shumprob