By David Dunkley, Staff ReporterEXCEPT FOR several polling stations opening a few minutes late, voting in the eastern sections Kingston and parts of St. Andrew, went very well yesterday.
Polling supervisors reported to The Gleaner that despite the rains there was a heavy voter in some Polling Divisions and no cases of 'voter interruptions'.
In the Eastern Kingston constituency, at the Elletson Road Police Station, Electoral Office Supervisor, Steve Rose, said voting began 15 minutes late because the polling clerk was late. He said voting subsequently improved and there was no later interruption.
He noted that things did got noisy at the station as supporters of both major parties began showing their allegiance and called for open voting but it was never allowed.
At the Windward Road All-age school, the supervisor, Peter Mullings, also noted that since the polling began from 7 a.m., things had been going quite smoothly. He noted that the voter turnout was very low, but was optimistic it would pick up.
An EOJ representative at St. Benedict's Primary in the East Rural St. Andrew constituency, said there was a high voter turnout at the seven polling stations at the school. "They were very enthusiastic but nobody gave any trouble," the representative said, adding that supporters from the two main political parties were voting together.
At the Bridgeview Basic school, in Bull Bay, St. Andrew, voting began 15 minutes late as voting materials did not arrive in time. A heavy voter turnout was also reported at that station.
Voting also went well at polling stations at the Jacques Road community centre and the Curline Johnson Basic school, both on Mountain View Avenue, Kingston. There had been heavy gunfire in that area in the early morning.
Grace Parsons-Morgan, supervisor at the Gordon Town Courthouse polling station, said voting began there late as the polling clerk could not be found and they had to get someone else from the EOJ.
