(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/IMG_3489.photoblog600.jpg)Ziad Jaber / NBC NewsA government official checks voter ID cards outside a polling station near Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday.By Ziad Jaber, NBC NewsCAIRO -- People across Egypt headed to the polls on Saturday for the second and final round of voting on the country’s controversial Islamist-backed constitution. We visited the Jazeera National School in Giza, minutes from downtown Cairo, where dozens of men and women, young and old turned out to cast their ballots.
Follow @NBCNewsUS (https://twitter.com/NBCNewsUS) With armed soldiers guarding the doors, voters lined up at the school’s two polling places, some flashing “V for Victory” symbols towards our cameras as they stood in line. But while the process appeared to carry on smoothly, the opinions of those we spoke to left little indication if the outcome of today’s referendum will signal an end to the recent political turmoil the country has found itself in.
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