REAL NEWS – The upcoming St. Mary’s South by-election will not be attracting international observer missions; however, local observer groups are seeking to be part of the process.
Supervisor of Elections Ian Hughes says the Free and Fair Elections League has already made its application to monitor the operations of the by-election.
Anyone else who wishes to observe the process – including members of the media – have until October 17 to seek permission from the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC), Hughes says.
However, the Supervisor says, there are guidelines that observer groups will have to follow.
Hughes says that ABEC’s post mortem of the January 18 General Election revealed some breaches by the local observers, including talking to electors, and these should not have happened.
During a General Election, observer missions – including from the OAS – would usually observe the process.
After the polls, they would make recommendations to improve the experience for voters and those involved in the process.
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I actually have a lot of time for Ian Hughes, he seems a man of integrity and wants to see a fair and honest by-election in St Mary’s South.
The more I read about this new Supervisor of Elections the more I like.
This bodes well for future election processes.
STAY INDEPENDENT SIR 👍🏾
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