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Toshaos elections set for July

Jun 21, 2015 News

The election of Toshaos is expected to be held between July 16 and July 22, according to Minister of State Joseph Harmon at a post-cabinet press briefing on Wednesday. They were to be held in April but had to be postponed to accommodate the General and Regional elections, said Amerindian Affairs Minister and Vice President Sydney Allicock.
Harmon said that based on numerous reports Government Ministers had received funds to be spent in various communities. He added that an audit will be done prior to the planned elections, so as to satisfy residents that monies used were spent “in the way they were meant to be spent in their communities”.
He also quoted the Amerindian Act, “The date of the elections shall be fixed by the Minister in consultation with the Returning Officer; and the Minister may fix a date for the election of a Toshao, one which is different from the date fixed for the election of the councillors.”
It also says that the Returning Officer shall give the Village Council a written notice of election not later than 35 days before Election Day, which shall confirm the day on which the election will be held.
Harmon said that according to the law, upon receiving the election notice, the Village Council shall immediately call a Village General Meeting and inform the people of the contents of the election notice.
Additionally, not later than 60 days before the election date, the Village Council shall compile an electoral list of all adult residents, display the electoral list at the Village Office, and permit all residents to inspect it. The Village Council must also submit the electoral list to the Returning Officer.
The last election for Amerindian leaders was held in April, 2012.

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