Next to the polling station No.142210 (Makiyivka, Torez Street, Computing Centre ZVK No.97) in district 56, the representatives of an unknown exit poll are surveying voters.
The badges of Liudmyla and Anna Ivanova said Taylor Nelson Sofres Ukraine; they introduced themselves as representatives of TNS Exit Poll (however, Liudmyla called it „exipoll“), informs the correspondent of NGO.DONETSK.UA.
The women refused to expand the abbreviation or share any information about their organisation claiming that “they were told not to introduce themselves”, and that the poll results could be found out on TV.
The women asked voters the following — “Which party did you vote for?”, “When did you decide on your choice?”, “Whom did you vote for in the major (perhaps that should be majoritarian) district?”, etc.
The authorised person of the CEC Tamara Belousova also couldn't find anything about this poll or organisation. She recorded violations and promised to make a relevant complaint.
Reference
Civic monitoring conducted by OPORA - is a type of network activity, aimed at impartial assessment of the preparation and conduct of elections, as well as preventing violations through comprehensive civic action. Professional monitoring at all stages of the election process indirectly influences the quality of the campaign. The public opinion, both foreign and domestic is formed through gathering and spreading of information among the target audience.
From a strategic perspective public monitoring of elections focuses upon improving the system and certain procedures.
In 2012, during Parliamentary elections in Ukraine OPORA is carrying out a large-scale campaign of long- and short term observation, organizing a statistical vote-count by the results of voting with the proportional component of the electoral system on a basis of representative selection, will provide 100% coverage of polling stations by observers in separate single-mandate majoritarian districts. OPORA observers will work in all 225 electoral districts, and 3,500 activists will join them on the voting day. Organization will use the latest means of spreading information on observation results, including infographics and interactive maps.