KHARTOUM, Sudan, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- A weeklong election expected to divide the African nation of Sudan along religious lines was under way Sunday with icons on the ballots for illiterates.
The secession vote will run for seven days featuring ballots with icons showing two hands clasped together for a unity vote and a single hand for secession, the BBC reported. Some 3.8 million people are eligible to vote, the report said.