PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 7, CMC -Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Tuesday described as “absolutely unacceptable” a statement made by the chairman of the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC), Mark Ramkerrysingh, that returning officers will be asked to declare their party allegiance and membership before working in polling stations.
“The position of the EBC to question EBC staff about their vote is absolutely unaccepttable,” Rowley wrote on his Facebook page, adding “the vote in this country is secret and no person in public employment must be forced to reveal how he or she voted or intend to vot”
Rowley, who is also the political leader of the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM), said “returning officers are not to comply with this strange and disturbing development at the EBC.
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