The information the newspaper obtained reportedly shows widespread discrepancies between the estimated voter turnout and the results reported by the country's Independent Election Commission.

VOA: standard.2009.10.07

With just two months before the presidential poll, the Ivorian government has announced that the provisional voter list is ready and will be submitted to the Independent Electoral Commission, government leaders and political parties on Thursday.

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This, in effect, turns every voter into an independent voter an interesting prospect in a state that contains 10% of the electorate.

ECONOMIST: A declaration on independents

"I am an independent voter because I believe in the spirit of America and how and why it was founded, " she said.

CNN: Neither Republican or Democrat: Why I'm an independent

Independent voter Frederic Lumiere of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, said McCain is making mistakes similar to those of former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

CNN: Strong start but no win for McCain, iReporters say