NO VOTING CARD, NO PROBLEM!CURACAO ELECTION INTERVIEW WITH PHILIP ROMER
by Josefina JosephaCuracao Caribbean News Now Correspondent
Willemstad, Curacao. The polls are minutes from opening after the postponement of the election on September 30th 2016.
There are 106 polling stations throughout Curacao and 13 electoral parties vying for the more than 90,000 electoral votes between 8am to 8pm on Wednesday, Oct 5th 2016, in order to command the confidence of the 3rd SVC and thus form Curacao's government.
The following is an early morning Caribbean News Now interview with the Chairman of KSE; Curacao's election commissioner; Mr. Philip "Pacheco" Romer.
Josefina Josepha: For those persons that still have not receive their voters card, can they still go to their polling station with their ID or Passport to vote?
Philip Romer (Election Commissioner): You have to present you Voter's card and an official form of ID.
For those whom did not receive their voters card they have to come to the Staten Office, The Kranshi; to pick up their voting card or a copy of it, but you have to bring an ID of yourself in order to collect it. The office is open from now until the polling stations closes.
In addition, after receiving your voting card; you would have to go to your registered polling division in order to vote in the election.
Josefina Josepha: Some news sources that I read, it seemed that you were AGAINST POSTPONING the election on Friday; September 30th 2016.
Did you feel that the election; scheduled for September 30th 2016 in wake of the apparent passing of a tropical storm; could have still continued; because you stated that "your people was already working to have the polling stations open"?
Philip Romer (Election Commissioner): We didn't want to postpone it but we were forced to adhere like what the Prime Minister said.
Josefina Josepha: Originally the election was estimated to cost almost 2.5 million guilders, which you stated earlier in an interview.
Now with the added delay and postponement of the Curacao election scheduled to have occurred on Friday; September 30th 2016, does that equal to an additional cost added because of the fact that the election was postponed until today; Wednesday; October 5th 2016?
Philip Romer (Election Commissioner): Of course; of course; when you postpone something you have to re-prepare and it always cost you a little bit more than you had planned, Yes!
Josefina Josepha: And what is "a little bit more" in guilders?
Philip Romer (Election Commissioner): Well I can not tell you right now, we have to check it out and we will report afterward what is the cost.
As always, we at Caribbean News Now appreciate Mr. Philip Romer's time and efforts to explain and offer clarity on the 2016 Curacao's National General Election,(NGED-2016).
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