The number of uncollected voting documents has dropped to 19,301, with eligible voters having up to Thursday at midnight to pick up their documents in order to be able to vote in the European Parliament on Saturday. The majority of the uncollected documents belong to residents of the Northern part of Malta.

Officials of the Electoral Commission said today that while 304,283 were registered to vote in the first EP elections to be held in Malta in 2004, this year the number of registered voters is 322,435.

Just over 10,100 did not collect their voting document in June 2004.

A total of 1,044 voters cast their ballot for the EP elections in early voting at Naxxar counting centre last Saturday, from a total of 1,072 who had applied to do so because they will be abroad next Saturday.

Voting next Saturday will be held between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.

Once the ballot boxes from the polling stations arrive at Naxxar counting centre on Saturday night, they will be opened so that officials can check tallies. The actual sorting according to first preferences starts on Sunday at noon as agreed across the EU so that no results are issued before voting closes in all countries where the EP elections are being held.

Video clip above shows vote counters and other officials being briefed by officials of the Electoral Commission at the Naxxar counting centre.

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