Elector ID Cards Ready, Hundreds Still to be Collected

With just three days to go before the nation goes to the polls, the Electoral Commission is calling for registered voters to collect elector ID cards promptly.

Cards being replaced due to a computer glitch that occurred in 2008 are now available for collection. They can be collected between today from 12 p.m.-6p.m., tomorrow from 8:30-6p.m., and Wednesday from 8:30 -12p.m., from the registration units in each constituency.

“These cards were printed in a period when the machine had a glitch. We have printed new cards for these people and are asking them to come in and collect them,” Electoral Commission PRO Colin James told the Antigua Sun.

In terms of the general collection of elector ID cards James said while there has been an increase in the numbers collected, there are still a significant number awaiting collection and this is causing some concern.

“There are hundreds still to be collected, some since 2003. Most of those registered last year have been collected,” James said.

Some of the outstanding cards are for people who registered then travelled abroad as students and have not yet returned to Antigua.

A good proportion of uncollected cards are accounted for by this, James said.

Others have registered then failed to remember that they had applied. Consequently, duplicate cards have been produced for them.

Other than urging voters to collect their necessary cards, preparation is continuing at the Electoral Commission headquarters, James said to ensure that everything is in place to facilitate as smooth a process as possible on election day, Thursday.

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