75% VOTERS CAST BALLOTS IN JAJCE

JAJCE, Sept 14 (Hina/Habena) - The Jajce Municipal Committee of the Croatian Democratic Party of Bosnia-Herzegovina on Sunday made a protest to the head of the Bosnian mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Robert Frowick, and OSCE's regional centre in Bugojno, on account of the impossibility of a number of regularly registered voters to vote first by absentee ballot in Austria and Germany, and then in Jajce, Bosnian Croat news agency Habena reported. According to a note OSCE sent to Bugojno last evening, Frowick permitted 50-100 Diaspora returnees to vote in Jajce. But, Habena said, the number of those who were not able to cast their ballots was much higher, about 250. New directions in line with a decision of the Temporary Election Commission reached OSCE's regional office in Bugojno today around noon. Every person in possession of a registration slip to vote either in or outside BH may vote with an unverified registration slip at any of the 11 polling stations in Jajce. According to the Commission, there are more than 100 such slips in Jajce, Habena said. The Commission said 6,548 persons (75 percent) had voted in Jajce by 11.00 hours Sunday, Habena concluded. (hina) ha mm 141610 MET sep 97