Serbia ties overseas voting to local time, a move likely to spark backlash ahead of a key election

WTOP News reports: BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Ahead of a key parliamentary election later this month, Serbia ‘s election commission has tied overseas voting hours to the local time in the country and approved a contested list of polling stations abroad — a move critics say could make it tough for the Serbian diaspora on the other side of the world to vote. The decision means that voters in Chicago, which is home to a large Serbian community, would have to cast their ballots between 1 a.m. and 2 p.m., and Serbs in parts of Australia and New Zealand would have to show up at the polls — typically set up in diplomatic missions and offices — and vote overnight.

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