{"id":173121,"date":"2023-05-01T12:01:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=173121"},"modified":"2023-05-01T12:01:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:01:37","slug":"investigation-expected-into-alleged-voter-registration-increase-in-antiguas-st-peter-constituency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/investigation-expected-into-alleged-voter-registration-increase-in-antiguas-st-peter-constituency\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigation expected into alleged voter registration increase in Antigua’s St Peter constituency"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An investigation is expected to be launched this week into allegations of an increase in voter registration in St Peter, made by Prime Minister Gaston Browne.<\/p>

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It is claimed that hundreds of voters were transferred into the constituency in an attempt to improve his chances at the polls.<\/p>\n

MP Asot Micheal won the constituency as an independent candidate after a fallout with the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party.<\/p>

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Browne noted an unusual increase in registration in St Peter leading up to the general elections, prompting the matter to be brought before the Cabinet in September.<\/p>

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Rawdon Turner, the ABLP’s candidate for St Peter, also raised concerns about the “battlefield” constituency.<\/p>\n

Browne acknowledged that the process in at least one constituency was compromised, requiring a Labour Party scrutineer to be moved.<\/p>

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He suggested that an investigation may be necessary.<\/p>\n

The United Progressive Party has accused Browne of vote padding in his own constituency, following his recent remarks.<\/p>

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Browne stated that reports of compromised processes in St Peter had been ongoing for about a year, with people from outside the constituency allegedly being registered.<\/p>

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Dean Jonas, a former Cabinet minister, reported to the Cabinet that some of his constituents were paid to transfer to St Peter. Asot Micheal has announced his intention to respond to the matter later this week.<\/p>\n

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