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Voters queue in Kathmandu for the first phase of the Nepal's local election.
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In Lalitpur, voters queue for the first local election in 20 years.
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Polling center workers check voters’ IDs during Nepal’s local election.
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Voters are issued a ballot, which in Kathmandu was poster size due to the number of candidates on the ballot.
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Voters examine the ballot while waiting for an empty voting booth.
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A voter casts his ballot amid heavy police presence at each polling station.
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A voter with a disability is assisted by her relative at a polling center in Mandikatar.
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A voter shows off her voter ID and inked finger in Lalitpur.
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Political party candidates were present at polling and greeted voters, as shown here with a ward chief candidate.
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Political party agents manned stations in front of polling locations with pre-filled mock ballots to campaign for their political parties.
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At the close of counting, remaining ballots are sewn into tamper-evident bags.
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Unused ballots are sealed into tamper-evident bag and transported with ballot boxes to the counting center.
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Ballot boxes are sealed and wrapped before being transported to counting centers.
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Ballot boxes are transported to counting centers under police escort and observed by party agents.