Comments on: Election day, Trinidad http://www.caribbeanfreeradio.com/blog/2007/11/05/election-day-trinidad/ The Caribbean's first podcast - almost live from Trinidad and Tobago! Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:56:00 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Global Voices Online » Trinidad and Tobago: Election results http://www.caribbeanfreeradio.com/blog/2007/11/05/election-day-trinidad/comment-page-1/#comment-313020 Global Voices Online » Trinidad and Tobago: Election results Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:46:47 +0000 http://www.caribbeanfreeradio.com/blog/2007/11/05/election-day-trinidad/#comment-313020 [...] “My part in this first stage anyway.” Georgia Popplewell of Caribbean Free Radio gave an account of her trip to the polling station, and shared her memories of the historic 1986 election: “the first and only time I ever felt [...] [...] “My part in this first stage anyway.” Georgia Popplewell of Caribbean Free Radio gave an account of her trip to the polling station, and shared her memories of the historic 1986 election: “the first and only time I ever felt [...]

]]> By: Chennette http://www.caribbeanfreeradio.com/blog/2007/11/05/election-day-trinidad/comment-page-1/#comment-312659 Chennette Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:26:24 +0000 http://www.caribbeanfreeradio.com/blog/2007/11/05/election-day-trinidad/#comment-312659 I expected a similar process for an expired ID card. I walked up to the red line, announced it was expired and placed the polling card, my passport, DP and expired ID on the table (photo down) - I didn't know what they wanted, but I figured every kind of official photo identification would help. They found my name on the list, read out a declaration re lost IDs and gave me a ballot paper. They NEVER checked any of my proffered IDs to see if I was indeed who I said I was. I could have been anybody with my polling card. Anybody. At all. There was no ledger with photos. Nothing. Sigh. But yes, noon was an excellent time to vote down by us too. No lines at all, and parking if we had chosen to drive. I expected a similar process for an expired ID card. I walked up to the red line, announced it was expired and placed the polling card, my passport, DP and expired ID on the table (photo down) – I didn’t know what they wanted, but I figured every kind of official photo identification would help. They found my name on the list, read out a declaration re lost IDs and gave me a ballot paper. They NEVER checked any of my proffered IDs to see if I was indeed who I said I was. I could have been anybody with my polling card. Anybody. At all. There was no ledger with photos. Nothing. Sigh.

But yes, noon was an excellent time to vote down by us too. No lines at all, and parking if we had chosen to drive.

]]> By: oso http://www.caribbeanfreeradio.com/blog/2007/11/05/election-day-trinidad/comment-page-1/#comment-311263 oso Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:30:10 +0000 http://www.caribbeanfreeradio.com/blog/2007/11/05/election-day-trinidad/#comment-311263 Please don't way for another coup to visit northern California. With such persistent purple ink, I suppose there's no reason to distribute the 'I Voted' stickers in T&T? Please don’t way for another coup to visit northern California.

With such persistent purple ink, I suppose there’s no reason to distribute the ‘I Voted’ stickers in T&T?

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