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Published on 09/07/1998 All articles from this issue

County supervisor Simitian supervises Bosnia elections

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Town Crier Staff Report

Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina as an elections supervisor for the Bosnian national elections this past weekend.

Simitian and the other members of a team selected by the U.S. State Department supervised the voting process and the subsequent vote count. This year's elections are critical, as voters will select leaders to fill the three-member presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Presidency of Republika Srpska, various legislative seats, and 11 municipal councils.

"It is gratifying to be asked a second time to participate in the Bosnian elections as a representative of the United States," Simitian said prior to leaving. "Free, fair, and democratic elections are important ... I look forward to playing a modest role in making that happen." Simitian previously served as an elections supervisor in September 1997.