Lawmen to Seek Clarity on Quarantining & Voting

 

Lawmen to seek clarity  – With less than 24 hours to go until special services electors go to the polls, there is still uncertainty surrounding the protocols for those in quarantine who wish to vote. Armed with masks, gloves, and sanitizers, law enforcement officers who are in quarantine are not too positive about going to polls on Monday after the Coronavirus, COVID-19 threatened seemingly took their vote. 

There is a little uncertainty surrounding the voting process by law enforcement officers who are in quarantine. The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) says preparations have been made to accommodate voting for the 11,512 police officers, and the 4181 soldiers, who are eligible to vote. 

Under the Representation of the People Act, provisions are made for these electors to vote three days before the rest of the population, to ensure that they are available for duty on Election Day.

Head of the Corporate Communications Unit at the JCF, Senior Superintendent of Police, Stephanie Lindsay says there are a few officers who are in quarantine.

The EOJ says Election Day workers, military, and police personnel who do not vote on Monday, August 31 will not be able to do so on September 3.

Anyone who tests positive for the virus is prohibited from going to the polls but there is an exception for those in quarantine. As of Saturday, August 29, some 28-thousand people were in-home quarantine. The number of lawmen in the batch could not be obtained up to news time. Meanwhile, polling stations will be opened between 8 AM, -4 PM. The Chairman of the EOJ is predicting a smooth sailing day.

Lawmen to seek clarity; Jamailia Maitland has this report: