[9] According to the Carter Center report, constituencies were “"vague, unmapped, and difficult for observers and election officials to comprehend".
[12] A United Nations Mission in Sudan helicopter assisted the authorities to transport voting materials back to the state capital Bor.
[14] The State SPLM Electoral College met on 10 January 2010 to decide the party nominations for the April election.
[2] Independent candidate Mahmood Ahmed Jeha, who obtained 0.71% of the vote nation-wide, finished in second place in Jonglei.
[4] SPLM won all the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly seats, except the 6th legislative constituency were independent candidate Timothy Taban Juch defeated the SPLM candidate and incumbent Southern Sudan Minister for Energy and Mining John Luk Jok.
[12][4] In the gubernatorial election the incumbent caretaker governor Kuol Manyang Juuk of SPLM faced independent candidate George Athor Deng and Joseph Duer Jakor of the National Congress Party.
[18] At the 10 January 2010 State SPLM Electoral College, five leaders had expressed their interested in the gubernatorial nomination of the party, and were ranked by the State SPLM Electoral College in the following order: Kuol Manyang, George Athor, Rambang Luoth, Ismail Konyi and Duoth Nhial Pec.
[4] The United Democratic Front candidate William Mayian Roak won the 5th legislative constituency (Ayod North) and independent candidate Peter Mabior Bol won the 15th legislative constituency (Uror North-East) seat.
[4] Joyce James Konyi (UDF) and Martha Chol Luak (NCP) were the only non-SPM candidates elected from the Women's List vote.
[4] Duoth Koang Rueh (UDF) was the sole non-SPLM candidate election on the Party-List vote.
[4] In the 27th state legislature constituency (Athoc North in Bor County) independent candidate Kuol Bol Ayom had requested a re-run, as ballots had been missprinted.
[1] On 15 April 2010 the National Election Commission ordered a re-run of the vote in the 27th state legislature constituency.
[1] However, on 18 April 2010 Kuol Bol sent a letter asking the National Election Commission to annul the decision for a re-run, arguing that he had withdrawn his complaint.
[21] Following the announcement of the results, the defeated gubernatorial candidate George Athor charged the SPLM with rigging the vote, went into hiding and launched an armed insurgency.