section_path: Conduct
section_name: Conduct
paragraph_text: Conduct
  
  The provisional government authorized international observers to observe the referendum, something that was not permitted for the 2023 Gabonese general election. Ballot papers used in the referendum were color-coded, with green ballots meaning "yes" and red ones meaning "no". Around 2,835 polling stations were utilised for the procedure, which ran from 07:00 to 18:00. A night-time curfew was declared for safety reasons.