Discusses Various Items Related to Electoral Council and Upcoming Elections
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Prime Minister of St. Maarten the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams toured the new offices of the Electoral Council during an official visit last week. The Prime Minister visited the new offices and held a brief meeting regarding the Electoral Council and the upcoming elections.
The Prime Minister has previously stressed that the electoral council is in place and functioning and that numerous considerations need to be taken into account prior to the upcoming elections: "The electoral council is one of the important bodies that has been created by law as part of the entire electoral process. The electoral council, which is chaired by attorney Bert Hoffman, is the body to which political parties submit their request for registration. Over the last couple of weeks on our sister island of Curacao there have also been issues with regards to political parties registering etc. On St. Maarten political parties need to be an association and this is not yet the case on Curacao. A political party on Curacao is suggesting now that political parties need to be an association so in that respect St. Maarten is a step ahead," commented Prime Minister Wescot-Williams.
Members of the Electoral Council are Bert Hoffman, Celia Richardson, and Linda Richardson.
From the Cabinet of the Prime Minister
