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The business of boundaries Sean McWeeney, QC, who chaired the last Constitutional Review Commission, which proposed merging the functions of elections management and boundaries review into a single independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
We are at that point in the term once again when the state of our electoral system comes fully into focus, the urgent need for reforms to modernize the preparations for and staging of our general election is underscored, and our political leaders seem less focused on governing and more concerned with getting re-elected.
Just over a year after Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis declared that there will be no changes to the boundaries ahead of the next election, the constitutionally-mandated Constituencies Commission is preparing its final report now that it has the latest numbers on registered voters.
“If we’re retarded in one area, then it’s retarded in all of the areas”
NASSAU, BAHAMAS The government should fairly consider its restrictions on certain public events, given that political parties are allowed to canvas communities, suggested Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) President Bishop Delton Fernander.
With the upcoming elections quickly approaching, supporters and candidates of major political parties have been hitting the pavement, campaigning in various communities in large numbers.
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis campaigns in Garden Hills with Free National Movement (FNM) candidate Stephen Greenslade last month.
Despite recent criticism and concerns on its impact on rising coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has defended the actions, indicating that political parties have been following COVID-19 protocols.
Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip Brave Davis (FILE PHOTO)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is prepared to put forth additional candidates should the Constituencies Commission make changes to the existing boundaries, said PLP Leader Philip Brave Davis yesterday.
Last week, House Speaker Halson Moultrie, who chairs the commission, advised it is considering recommending additional constituencies to ensure voter parity.
Davis insisted that, based on the views of the commission, it is currently “impossible” to have parity with the current boundaries.
Following the opening of Senator JoBeth Coleby-Davis’ Elizabeth constituency office, he told reporters: “My thoughts are that the constitution requires that the commission ensure that there is parity in the numbers in these constituencies.
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