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Police and election officers vote early

Police and election officers vote early

January 12, 2022
7:05 pm

Scores of police officers, polling clerks and presiding officers are voting today in Barbados, the special polling day for people who will be working with the elections exactly one week from today.

Chairman of the Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Leslie Haynes, spoke to Starcom Network News, as he visited some of the polling stations to check on proceedings.

Mr. Haynes says a major problem has been people making last minute requests for change of address.

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