Unbiased look at the Sint Maarten Elections
PHILIPSBURG--Reported discrepancies and issues at polling stations on Election Day, August 29, will be discussed when Members of Parliament (MPs) who were elected on that day meet in a public Central Committee session with the Central Voting Bureau and Civil Registry in Parliament House on Tuesday starting at 2:00pm.
MPs Leona Marlin-Romeo (independent), Tamara Leonard (United People's Party) and Cornelius de Weever (Democratic Party) requested the meeting.
In their request letter, the MPs said there had been discrepancies at the Pointe Blanche House of Detention polling station, use of foreign identification for voting, discrepancies in ballot counting at specific polling stations, discrepancies in privacy during the supporting of the candidate lists and discrepancies in the information given to political parties about placement of campaign material.
Points to be brought forward in the meeting are changes in the Electoral Law, increased number of polling stations in 2014 compared to 2010 and implementation of electronic voting, among others.
The parliamentary session is open to the public and will be carried live on St. Maarten Cable TV Channel 120, Pearl Radio FM 98.1,
www.pearlfmradio.com and
www.sxmparliament.org .
