NASSAU, Bahamas, May 8, CMC -The Parliamentary Registration Department (PRD) has described as “unfounded” allegations by the main opposition Free National Movement (FNM) that thousands of voters could be prevented from casting their ballots in the May 12 general election.
“I heard one or two people say that their name did not appear on the register. But tell me, over 209,000 persons on the register, this is the largest there has ever been, so how many people could be left off,” PRD Commissioner, Harrison Thompson, said in response to the FNM allegation.
FNM leader, Michael Pintard told a news conference that the omission of a number of voters’ cards from the register could run into the thousands and that based on details relayed during a meeting with party representatives and officials from the PRD earlier this week, plans are in motion by Thompson to consult with the Attorney General’s Office on having those omitted voters included in the May 12th election using white ballots as opposed to coloured ones.
(Details in Politics section)
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