The doors are shut and the polls are closed.<br/> <br />After 12 hours of voting, day one in Egypt's constitutional referendum is done.<br/> <br />Now as election officials tie up the ballot boxes, citizens wait for the second day of voting to be held Wednesday.<br/> <br />The referendum is expected to pass and give the army-backed government a milestone for its political roadmap.<br/> <br />Some Egyptians boycotted the referendum though, saying the campaign for a "yes" vote was too aggressive.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) AMR SHALTOOT, SAYING:<br/> <br />"By directing the public opinion towards yes yes yes yes, it has backfired and many will neglect going to cast their vote because they believe it is a 'yes' so why shall they go to cast their votes."<br/> <br />Across the country, 80 observers from Democracy International were deployed as thousands voted.<br/> <br />Dan Murphy, a program manager for the group, says initial reports have been positive.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) PROGRAM MANAGER FOR DEMOCRACY INTERNATIONA
