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Member of Haitian electoral management body takes notes as he observes the voting process in a polling station in Polanco, Mexico City.
Voters stand behind blue and yellow curtains in poll booths.
A crowd of young people stand together, holding up signs supporting youth voting rights in Sri Lanka.
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Citizens study a mock ballot while taking part in a mock poll prior to the 2017 local elections in a remote village of Nepal.

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