51.   But in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, ballot boxes were burned, elections were canceled at most polling places and one woman was reported injured.

52.   Campaigns were limited to a one-page biography of each candidate posted at polling places.

53.   City police spokesman Shmuel Ben Ruby said police were filming polling places, not the people, as a security precaution.

54.   District Attorney E. Michael McCann said it was too soon to tell whether any wrongdoing occurred at polling places.

55.   Furthermore, opposition officials ruling party militias bases were located next to polling places in some districts, increasing chances of violence against opposition supporters.

56.   He also noted that the law allows vote counts to be challenged based on documented complaints of irregularities at polling places.

57.   In the capital, where voters traditionally cast ballots early, long lines quickly formed outside polling places at neighborhood schools.

58.   In the little town of Ajah, east of Lagos, however, the two teachers on duty at one polling place dozed in the sun.

59.   In the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, ballot boxes were burned, elections were canceled at most polling places and one woman was reported injured.

60.   International observers reported fraud and intimidation cases at polling places during the election, but said these did not appear to be systematic.