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Gambia showcased Monday its homegrown solution to the problem of fraud and illiteracy at the ballot box: voting with marbles. At a press conference in the capital, Banjul, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) displayed three metal drums representing the three presidential candidates contesting a December 1 election in this tiny west African state. 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.Continue reading...