There was no voter list, and so it was nearly impossible to prevent ballot-stuffing. The body empowered to conduct the vote, the Independent Election Commission, was run by commissioners all appointed by and partial to one candidate, Karzai.
2009 年大选的失败是全面的，没有选民名单的选举很难阻止舞弊发生。作为选举机构的独立选举委员会的委员，很大程度上都由卡尔扎伊任命。