Breaking! Polling Stations Open Late; Some Still Not Open

Update (12:26 pm):

All polling stations across the country are now open! If you are in line by 6:00 pm, you will be allowed to vote.

Update (12:01 pm):

All polling stations in St. Mary's North are now open, six hours late.

The only polling station that remains closed is the Greenbay Primary School in Rural West.

All other polling stations in Antigua & Barbuda are open and operational. All polling stations close at 6:00 pm. If you are in line by 6:00 pm will be allowed to vote.

Update (11:41 am):

All polling stations in St. Peter are now open, nearly 6 hours late.

The only polling stations that remain closed are the Moravian Church Conference Centre in St. Mary's North and the Greenbay Primary School in Rural West.

Update (11:08 am):

The Wesleyan Holiness Church Basement on Browns Avenue is now open in St. Mary's North. Moravian Church Conference Centre in Cashew Hill remains closed.

There are still select polling stations at the Greenbay Primary School in Rural West, Moravian Church Conference Centre in St. Mary's North and Parham Primary School in St. Peter that remain closed over 5 hours into scheduled start of polling.

All other polling stations in Antigua & Barbuda are open and operational.

Update (11:01 am):

All polling stations in St. George are now open.

Select polling stations in Rural West, St. Mary's North and St. Peter remain closed over 5 hours into scheduled start of polling.

Update (10:48 am):

All polling stations in Rural South are now open.

Select polling stations in Rural West, St. George, St. Mary's North and St. Peter remain closed nearly 5 hours into the polling.

Update (10:42 am):

3 of 5 polling divisions are open at Potters in St. George. Bendals in St. Mary's North is now open.

Update (10:30 am)

Polling Districts A, C & D in Rural West are fully operational. Miss Generlette Bldg, Five Islands School and Multipurpose Centre are fully operational.

Greenbay Primary School remains closed 4 1/2 hours after it was scheduled to open.

We appeal to the Electoral Commission in the strongest possible terms to open the polling places immediately so that the people can exercise their right to vote.

To the citizenry, we ask that you remain patient and calm. You will not be disenfrancised so long as you are in line by 6:00 pm tonight.

Update (10:15 am)

We're now receiving reports that Golden Grove in Rural South is not yet open, 4 hours and 15 minutes into the process. Select polling locations in Rural South, Rural West, St. George, St. Mary's North and St. Peter remain closed 4 hours and 15 minutes into the process. We will update you on this blog and on Crusader Radio as informatin becomes available.

Update (10:10 am)

Electoral Commission claims Potter's Primary School in St. George will be open in "15 minutes."

Update (9:50 am):

Polling stations just opened at Bendals Clinic (Polling District B) in St. Mary's North. Nearly four hours late. Some polling stations still not operational.

Update (9:35 am):

At the Parham Primary School in St. Peter, only one of the polling stations is open. Four Stations have not yet opened.

Update (9:30 am):

We just received news that the Five Islands and Greenbay polling locations in St. John's Rural West is not yet open 3 1/2 hours into the voting.

We appeal to the Electoral Commission in the strongest terms to open these polling locations immediately to ensure that the people of Antigua & Barbuda can exercise their franchise.

Update (9:20 am):

The Electoral Commission reports that the St. Mary's North polling locations not yet open "will be open in 20 minutes." This includes the not yet open polling locations at Bendals Clinic, Wesleyan Holiness Church Basement and the Moravian Conference Center.

We call on the Electoral Commission to open these polling locations immediately. We ask voters for their patience and remind them that they must be in line by 6:00 pm to vote.

Original Post

Polling stations across Antigua & Barbuda opened late. Some opened significantly after the scheduled 6:00 am open time. Some still aren't open as of 9:15 am.

Over three hours into the voting, we're receiving reports that only one polling station in St. Mary's North is open (Polling District A). All other polling districts remain closed in St. Mary's North.

We're also receiving reports that there are major problems in St. Peter's. There is only one polling station open at the Parham Primary School.

We call upon the Electoral Commission to rectify this situation immediately.

Please report any problems at the polls in the comments.

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