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1How the Tunisian Electoral Authority Robbed Me of the Right to VoteTonizia: Ny Fomba Nangalaran'ny Mpiandraikitra ny Fifidianana Ny Zoko Hifidy
2Tunis, Tunisia.Tunis, Tonizia.
326th October 2014 - A female voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Tunis during the Tunisian Parliamentary election.26 Oktobra 2014 - vehivavy mpifidy iray mandatsaka ny vatony any amin'ny biraom-pifidianana iray ao Tonisy nandritra ny fifidianana parlemantera Toniziana.
4- Polling stations closed at 6.00pm after voters turned out to cast their ballots in Tunisia's parliamentary elections to elect 217 members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People.Nikatona tamin'ny 6 ora hariva ireo biraom-pifidianana, taorian'ny nahavitan'ireo mpifidy ny safidiny tamin'ny fifidianana parlemantera Toniziana, mba hifidy ireo mpikambana miisa 217 ao amin'ny Antenimiera Mpisolotena ny Vahoaka.
5Photograph by Chedly Ben Ibrahim.Sary an'i Chedly Ben Ibrahim.
6Copyright: DemotixFizakàmanana: Demotix
7It all started when I registered to cast my absentee vote in Tunisia's 2014 legislative elections in New York City.Nanomboka ny zavatra rehetra rehefa nanoratra anarana hanao ny fifidianana ampitain-davitra aho tanatin'ny fifidianana solombavam-bahoaka Toniziana 2014, tany amin'ny tanànan'i New York.
8I live in Denver, so I figured it was the best place to vote, as I can usually find pretty cheap air tickets to the Big Apple.Mipetraka ao Denver aho, noho izany, noheveriko fa ao no toerana tsara indrindra hifidianana, satria matetika dia afaka mahita tapakila-nà fiaramanidina mora ho any amin'ny “Big Apple” (Paoma Be) aho.
9Usually, but not always: sadly, I never managed to make it to New York in October to cast my vote.Matetika, saingy tsy isanandro: indrisy, tsy tonga tany New York mihitsy aho ny volana Oktobra mba handatsaka ny vatoko.
10The presidential elections in November, however, would find me in The Hague, and as Tunisia's Independent High Electoral Commission (ISIE) offered all Tunisian citizens living abroad the option to change their voting location, I decided to change my location to there.Nandritra ny fifidianana filoham-pirenena ny volana Novambra kosa anefa, tany La Haye aho, ary satria nomen'ny Kaomisiôna Avo Tsy Miankina misahana ny Fifidianana an'i Tonizia (ISIE) fahafahana hanova ny toeram-pifidianany ireo olom-pirenena Toniziana rehetra mipetraka any ivelany, nanapa-kevitra ny hanova ny toerako ho any aho.
11The process was simple enough: send in a copy of your passport, proof of your original registration, and fill out a form.Tsotra ihany ny dingana arahina: alefanao ny dika mitovin'ny pasipaoronao, porofon'ny fisoratanao anarana tamin'ny voalohany, ary mameno taratasy ianao.
12Send the documents to your regional representatives, and they'd send them back to Tunisia for the ISIE to review.Alefaso any amin'ireo solontenam-paritrao ireo antontan-taratasy ireo, ary izy ireo no handefa izany any Tonizia hodinihan'ny ISIE.
13I submitted my documentation to the regional office, and they responded courteously confirming that I had submitted all the required paperwork and my file was complete.Nandefa ireo antontan-taratasiko tany amin'ny biraom-paritra aho, ary namaly tamim-pahalalam-pomba izy ireo nanamarina fa napetrako tsara ireo taratasy rehetra nilaina ary feno tsara ny antontan-taratasiko.
14They would send it to the main authority in Tunis, and wait to hear back.Handefa io any amin'ny tompon'andraikitra mahefa any Tunis izy ireo, ary miandry izay havaliny.
15Maybe you're wondering how I could choose so casually to switch my voting location from a city in one country to a city way over on another continent.Mety manontany tena angamba ianareo hoe ahoana no nahafahako nisafidy mora foana ny hanova ny toeram-pifidianako avy tamin'ny tanàna iray ao amin'ny firenena iray ho any amin'ny tanàna iray alavitra, any amin'ny tanibe hafa any.
16Under ISIE rules New York and The Hague part of the same electoral district.Araka ny fitsipiky ny ISIE, samy ao anatin'ny distrika fifidianana iray ihany i New York sy i La Haye.
17Districts for Tunisians living abroad are as follows: France 1; France 2; Germany; Italy; Arab world countries; Americas and rest of Europe.Toy izao ireo distrika ho an'ireo Toniziana mipetraka any ivelany: Frantsa 1; Frantsa 2; Alemàna; Italia; Ireo firenena Arabo; Amerika ary ny ambin'i Eorôpa.
18And in theory, you should be able to vote at any voting location within the same district, correct?Ary araka ny tokony ho izy, tokony afaka mifidy any amin'ny toeram-pifidianana rehetra ao anatin'ny distrika iray ianao, tsy marina ve?
19Not according to the ISIE.Tsy izany anefa, araka ny ISIE.
20For the 2014 legislative elections, the ISIE changed the rules and made everyone re-register in order to vote; and if you re-registered to vote in New York (or Houston, or Vienna, or any other city), you better believe that that exact city is where you would be going to vote.Ho an'ny fifidianana solombavambahoaka ny taona 2014, novain'ny ISIE ireo fitsipika ary nataony niverina nisoratra anarana daholo ny rehetra mba hifidy; ary raha mamerina misoratra anarana hifidy any New York ianao (na Houston, na Vienna, na any amin'ny tanàna hafa), tsaratsara kokoa aminao ny mieritreritra hoe io tanàna io mihitsy no toerana hanaovanao ny safidinao.
21On November 13, the ISIE released the names of those “selected” to vote.Ny 13 Novambra, namoaka ny anaran'ireo “voafantina” hifidy ny ISIE.
22My name was not on the list-and neither were the names of many, many others in my district who had requested a change.Tsy tao anatin'ny lisitra ny anarako-ary toy izany ihany koa ny an'ireo maro hafa, ireo maro hafa tao anatin'ny distrika misy ahy izay nangataka fanovàna.
23In the Montreal office, only three people were accommodated.Tao amin'ny biraon'i Montreal, olona miisa telo ihany no nekena.
24Three.Telo.
25And we were not given any reason or justification as to why our names weren't there.Ary tsy nomena ny antony izahay, na fanamarinana ny amin'ny tsy nipotran'ny anaranay tao.
26To say I feel furious is an understatement.Fanamaivanan-javatra ny fitenenana hoe tezitra mafy aho.
27I am a full Tunisian citizen who has yet to vote even once, because of the incompetence of the Tunisian electoral authority.Olom-pirenena Toniziana feno aho, izay tsy mbola nifidy na dia in-dray mandeha monja aza, noho ny tsy fahaizan'ny tompon'andraikitry ny fifidianana Toniziana.
28I was so excited to finally be voting for the first time, to be exercising the most fundamental of my rights.Nientanentana erý aho fa hifidy voalohany ihany ny farany, hampihatra ny zo fototra indrindra ananako.
29But the ISIE decided that it could arbitrarily choose who could vote and who could not.Anefa nanapa-kevitra ny ISIE fa afaka misafidy an-jambany izay afaka hifidy sy izay tsy afaka izy.
30It decided that it has the power to rob citizens of their rights.Nanapa-kevitra izy fa manana fahefàna handroba ireo zon'ny olom-pirenena.
31The regional representatives did not have much to say but remind those rejected that it is “up to the ISIE” to decide whose request could be accommodated.Tsy dia nanana zavatra nambara loatra ireo solontenam-paritra, fa nampahatsiahy fotsiny an'ireo nolavina hoe “miankina amin'ny ISIE” ny fisafidianana ny hoe iza amin'ireo fangatahana no azo ekena.
32A message posted on their Facebook page reads: “The fact that your file is complete does not guarantee acceptance by ISIE.Mivaky toy izao ny hafatra navoaka tao amin'ny pejy Facebook-n'izy ireo: “Tsy manome antoka ny faneken'ny ISIE ny fahafenoan'ny antontan-taratasinareo.
33Almost every day we have published on our page that only ISIE has the power to authorize the change.Mila ho isanandro izahay no namoaka tamin'ny pejinay fa ny ISIE irery ihany no manana fahefana hanaiky ny fanovàna.
34We understand your frustration, but we unfortunately have no more answers than you do.”Azonay tsara ny hasosoranareo, saingy tsy manana valiny hafa ankoatra ny anananareo izahay.”
35i also have to wonder whether this has anything to do with politics.Mila manontany tena ihany koa aho raha misy ifandraisany amin'ny pôlitika izao.
36Though I can't know for certain whether my application was rejected as a result of my political views, I do know this: the ISIE has made it very difficult for Tunisians abroad to exercise their right to vote, and several instances were reported during October's legislative elections where certain individuals were unable to locate their names at the offices where they were registered and were therefore rendered unable to vote.Na dia tsy azoko fantarina marina aza raha noho ny fomba fijeriko ny pôlitika no nandavana ny fangatahako, dia izao no fantatro: nataon'ny ISIE tena sarotra be ho an'ireo Toniziana mipetraka any ivelany ny manatanteraka ny zon'izy ireo hifidy, ary tranga maro no notaterina nandritra ireo fifidianana solombavambahoaka tamin'ny Oktobra, izay olona maro no tsy afaka nahita ny anarany tao amin'ireo birao izay nisoratany anarana, ka noho izany dia tsy afaka nifidy.
37There were also reports of bureau members convincing friends (usually sharing the same political convictions) to go to vote and fill up the voting booths.Nisy ihany koa ireo tatitranà mpikambana ao amin'ny birao nandresy lahatra ireo namana (matetika dia mizara firehana pôlitika sahala) mba handeha hifidy ary hameno ny trano miafina.
38So given how bad the legislative elections were-extreme disorganization reigned supreme in the offices abroad, I anticipate that tomorrow's presidential elections will be even worse.Noho izany, satria tena farak'izay nanjakan'ny fikorontanana tanteraka tao amin'ireo birao any ivelany nandritra ny fifidianana solombavambahoaka, efa hitako eto sahady fa mbola ho ratsy kokoa ny amin'ny fifidianana filoham-pirenena rahampitso.
39The saddest part is that I have not felt this angry at my country since the time of Ben Ali.Ny tena mampalahelo amin'izany dia tsy nahatsapa izany hatezerana tamin'ny fireneko izany aho hatry ny fotoanan'i Ben Ali.
40Back then I felt Tunisian was constantly rejecting me, making me feel like a second-class citizen every time I tried to open my mouth about this or that, or to exercise very basic rights and duties.Tamin'izany fotoana izany dia nahatsapa aho fa nandà ahy foana ny Toniziana, mahatonga ahy hahatsapa tena ho toy ny olom-pirenena any amin'ny sokajy faharoa, isaky ny manandrana manokatra ny vavako aho, momba an'itsy na iroa, na rehefa manatanteraka ny zo fototra ananako sy ireo adidy.
41Today, I feel the very same way.Ankehitriny, mahatsapa izany indrindra aho.
42I feel I have been treated unjustly, I feel robbed, and I call on the judicial authorities in Tunisia to initiate an investigation and find answers to the following question: why were the location change requests denied?Mahatsapa aho fa tsy rariny ny fitondrana ahy, mahatsapa tena ho voaroba aho, ary miantso ireo manam-pahefana mpahay lalàna any Tonizia mba hanokatra fanadihadiana sy hitondra valiny amin'izao fanontaniana manaraka izao: nahoana ilay fangatahana fanovàn-toerana no nolavina?
43On what basis were Tunisian citizens forfeited their right to vote?Inona no fototra namerana ireo Toniziana amin'ny zony hifidy?
44Wafa Ben Hassine is a Tunisian-American law student specializing in International Law and Internet Law.Toniziana-Amerikana mpianatra lalàna i Wafa Ben Hassine, mifantoka indrindra amin'ny Lalàna Iraisam-pirenena sy ny Lalànan'ny Aterineto.
45She is an advocate for global human rights with a special focus on the Arab world.Mpiaro ny zon'olombelona maneran-tany izy ary miompana kokoa amin'ny tontolo Arabo.