Days before Sunday’s critical vote, elections officials across Haiti were in a last-minute dash to train polling station workers and move millions of ballots and other voting materials into some of the most remote reaches of the country. Political parties, meanwhile, were scrambling Saturday to get IDs for their monitors to be able to witness the process inside after the Provisional Electoral Council failed to grant them on time. But for many in Haiti, where elections have long been synonymous with violence, it is security on election day that is of concern. It is helping fuel a climate of apathy among voters, many of whom fear for their lives and don’t believe the vote is worth it.
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