Advance polling underway!
Advance Polling Day, according to Elections Supervisor Juliette Penn, is held specifically to allow seniors and persons who need extra assistance to vote. It is the day allotted for persons who would need some extra time with the presiding officer or help from a friend.
The Amendments to the Elections Act of 1994 permits a voter who is incapacitated by reason of being an elderly person, illiterate or any physical cause to be able to vote with the assistance of a friend. The term ‘friend’ includes family and relatives. This category of voter has the option to take advantage of Advance Polling Day.
Advance Polling Day is also for election officers and police officers who will be working on Polling Day, Monday, June 8.
Meanwhile, the Valerie O. Thomas Community Centre in Sea Cows Bay had a steady stream of persons considered aged or in need of assistance who turned up to cast their ballot.
They came to vote after being inundated for the past four weeks with a battery of radio advertisements and infomercials and night after night of political rallies in various communities in the district and throughout the territory.
When this news site turned up, the line at the centre was moving somewhat slower than expected with frustrated persons asking how many officials were there to deal with voters.
In addition, there was a bit of confusion as to whose turn it was in the line but eventually this was straightened out among the persons waiting themselves as they ascertained who arrived at the centre before whom.
Following the casting of their votes, the elderly and infirm had to be helped to wheelchairs and into vehicles to make their way home.
There was also an early turnout at the polling station at the House of Assembly chambers in Road Town.
Elections Supervisor Juliette Penn is to host a press conference at 4:15 today to inform the territory about the day’s advance polling and further preparations for Monday June 8, 2015.
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27 Responses to “Advance polling underway!”
i hope that the ballot boxes are well secured and i hope that the observers are warrtching closley. I do not trust the sp***r of E........ I pope that the Gov has a hiding place where the bakllot boxes will be stored and that on one can have accessto them the keys has to be well placed this is a curital election already persons names are not on the list in the district whee they accustom to voting for years and they did not ask to have them removed you see what has started already observers watch this election carefully I smell a rat I hope that names of pesons living abroad does not suddnley appears and I hope that the 1 2 3 5 districts does not be victimised by the hands of thise in cahaged May god continue to bless the Virgin Islands and may he guide us again protect the ballot boxes
You should have seen O'Neal over here shaking people hand right by the pole. That only shows the kind of characters they are.