Photos of candidates tiny on the ballots

Candidates have validated the models of ballots, which were prepared by the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-14257-haiti-news-electoral-zapping.html and they are many to complaining about the very small size of photos while acknowledging that it was not the fault of the CEP of excessive number of candidates...

Having themselves taken time to find their image, they are convinced that this will lead to delays in the polling stations, voters will have to spend more time to identify their candidates, complicated choices also by the fact that several candidates are sometimes dressed in clothes of the same color.

Many candidates to the cartels, registered in Petit-Goâve

For this year's elections, many Petit-Goâviens and Petit-Goâviennes stood as candidates in upcoming local and municipal elections. Witness the number of registered cartels. According to Bonhomme Alerte, President of the Communal Electoral Office (BEC) of Petit-Goâve "27 municipal cartels, 119 CASEC cartels, 76 ASEC ASEC and 7 city delegates 7 cartels have been identified."

Recall that the commune of Petit-Goâve has 26 polling stations including two in downtown and another 24 in the 12 communal sections... HL/ HaïtiLibre / Guyto Mathieu (Correspondant Petit-Goâve)

Recruitment of members of Polling Stations

In a note, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) recall that, as prescribed in Article 139.1 of the Electoral Decree, members of polling stations (MBV) are selected by political parties from a list of registered electors, submitted by universities, schools, religions, socio-professional associations and recognized cultural and women's organizations, at least 60 days before the election and that that period began to run from June 9, 2015.

The Council invites those responsible to establish the lists that they will submit to the political parties and groups. These lists shall contain for each MBV: Name, date and place of birth, address, phone numbers, CIN, department, commune and communal section.

The CEP informs, moreover, that the list of MBV will be drawn from a raffle, whose date will be announced in accordance with section 139.2 of the Electoral Decree.

HL/ HaitiLibre