New Zealand is holding a poll to select "Bird of the Year" from a large number of feathered candidates. At the beginning of the voting, there was already a "forgery" of the ballot papers.
The organizer of the selection event, the New Zealand bird protection organization "Forest and Birds", announced on the 10th that more than 1500 question votes were cast for the small spotted kiwi in the early morning of the 9th, making it temporarily ahead of other candidate birds.
CNN quoted laura Keane, a spokeswoman for the selection campaign, on the 10th, as reporting that the official scrutineers found these votes and listed them as invalid votes. The survey showed that these votes were cast by multiple email addresses registered at the same IP address in Auckland in the early morning of the 9th.
Keane said in a statement: "Fortunately we found that the little spotted kiwi was trying to sneak in 1500 ballots under the cover of night... But they must win the polls according to the rules like other birds. ”
Keane said the Kiwi is New Zealand's national bird and "represents the values of democracy, justice, equality and honesty that New Zealanders cherish," but "we cannot condone illegal voting."
(Xinhua News Agency, Yuan Yuan)
Source: Hohhot Daily