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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko casts his ballot at a polling station during the election in Minsk, Belarus, on Aug. 9, 2020. Sergei Grits/AP Photo
MINSK, Belarus—Even before the Aug. 9 presidential election in Belarus ended, a poll worker in Minsk said she was asked to sign a document summing up its result, with the vote totals left blank.
Another worker who pointed out violations during the vote-counting was fired on the spot.