Voting to resume tomorrow at two polling stations which were suspended today THE Elections and Boundaries Commission (Commission) has ordered the immediate suspension of voting at Polling Station No. 4696 located at the Guapo Government Primary School in the Electoral District of Techier/Guapo and also at Polling Station No. 4730 located at the Point Fortin R.C. Primary School in the Electoral District of Newlands/Mahaica. According to Ramesh Nanan, the Chief Election Officer, the suspension became necessary after it was discovered that a number of electors had voted using the wrong ballot papers in those Polling Stations. The Commission is currently conducting an investigation into the matter. Voting at these stations will resume tomorrow, Tuesday 22nd October 2013, between the hours of 6.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. The Candidates contesting the election in the electoral district and officers of their parties have been informed. Announcements advising electors of this change shall be made by mobile public address systems within each Polling Division on Tuesday 22nd October, 2013. All persons whose names are on the Revised List of Electors for polling stations 4696 & 4730 will be allowed to vote on Tuesday. This includes those electors who had voted before the error was discovered. The result of the poll at these Polling Stations will, therefore, not be known until the votes have been counted following the close of the poll on Tuesday 22nd October, 2013. The Commission and its Department apologise to the electors and the candidates concerned for this error and appeal to employers to facilitate the voting process.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 22:58:17 +0000
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