Falklands : Election News
Submitted by Falkland Islands News Network (Juanita Brock) 26.10.2005 (Article Archived on 09.11.2005)

The Falklands Election is heating up and this news gives insight into how the election will be conducted.

ELECTION NEWS:

GENERAL ELECTION

17^TH NOVEMBER 2005

The following itineraries are proposed for the mobile polling teams travelling to the camp constituency during the three (3) business days before the Election Day (there will be no voting on the weekend).

On Sunday 13 November 2005 polling Station materials will be delivered to the Presiding Officer at Fox Bay West Falkland.  This flight will carry one mobile team whereupon delivering the said materials will then proceed to Roy Cove.

The mobile team that was dropped at Roy Cove on Sunday, 13^th November will, on Monday, the 14^th of November proceed to visit the following locations: 

ROY COVE

HILL COVE

PORT HOWARD

Visiting Chartres, Little Chartres, Port Stephens and the Road Gang on the Albemarle Road on Tuesday, 15^th of November 2005. 

Monday, 14^th November  2005 – weather permitting, a mobile team will visit the following locations:

AIRCRAFT (I)

SEA LION ISLAND

GEORGE ISLAND

SPEEDWELL ISLAND

BLEAKER ISLAND

LIVELY ISLAND

PEBBLE ISLAND

SAUNDERS ISLAND

Tuesday 15^th November 2005

AIRCRAFT (I)

CARCASS ISLAND

WEST POINT

NEW ISLAND

BEAVER ISLAND

SHALLOW HARBOUR

DUNNOSE HEAD

On Wednesday, 16^th November 2005 – the polling team that was dropped off on Sunday 13^th November at Roy Cove will be picked up and returned to Stanley.

On Tuesday 15^th November 2005 two (2) mobile teams will travel overland on East Falkland.

The first team will travel NORTHBOUND of WICKHAM HEIGHTS covering:

PORT SAN CARLOS

NEW HOUSE

HOPE COTTAGE

TEAL INLET

RIVER VIEW

ESTANCIA

PORT LOUIS

The second team will travel SOUTHBOUND of WICKHAM HEIGHTS covering:

NORTH ARM

SAN CARLS

SWAN INLET

MPA JUNCTION STANLEY ROAD

STANLEY ROAD TURN-OFF FITZROY

The mobile polling team may at the discretion of the polling team leader concerned, stop at any point intermediate between any of the above points for the purpose of allowing electors to vote.

The election means a heavy workload on all concerned with an extremely tight schedule having to be adhered to.

Whilst bearing the above in mind, electors are urged to attend their particular airstrips and voting areas promptly in order to save time.

All electors in the Falkland Islands are requested to give any assistance required in order to maintain the smooth running of the polling process.

On Thursday, 17^th November 2005 the Stanley Polling Station in the Court and Council Chamber in the Town Hall will remain open from 1000 hrs (10 am) till 1800 hrs (6 pm).  Entrance to the Polling Station is via the EAST door on the ground floor of the Town Hall, Stanley.

Please remember parking is limited in the Town Hall Area.

Polling Stations at Fox Bay West Falkland and Goose Green East Falkland will remain open from 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs (4 pm) on Thursday, 17^th November 2005.

All timings are given in Stanley local time.

At the close of the Poll the ballot box from Fox Bay will be sealed and collected by a team leader and flown to Stanley.  The ballot box from Goose Green will be sealed and taken to Stanley.

At some point during the day on Thursday, 17^th November 2005 a mobile team will visit the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and the Jack Hayward Housing if necessary.

J. C. Rowland

Deputy Returning Officer.

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