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Election Watch --- Early Election for Country St. Maarten September 17 2010.

governorvotes17092010Philipsburg:--- Voters on St. Maarten seemed determined to have their voices heard on Friday as they braved the scattered showers and cloudy skies and made it to the various polling stations to cast their votes.
Cheer leaders from the National Alliance dominated most of the polling stations shouting "white is right, we are the best so forget the rest." While cheerleaders of the United People's Party were shouting back saying that this is the time to go UP.The Democratic Party supporters looked dissappointed, some of them hardly looking at the voters in the face as the approached the polling stations.

Several candidates from the various parties gathered at the Milton Peters College as they wooed voters to support them and their party, among the first set of voters to cast their votes at the MPC was the number three candidate on the National Alliance slate George Pantophlet with wife and son, Rhoda Arrindell from the UP slate with her husband and mother. Christopher Emanuel and Jean Boasman were also at the MPC. Lourdes Lake from the Democratic Party slate seemed to have replaced her party leader Sarah Wescott Williams who normally camps out at the Milton Peters College.
marlinfamily17092010Just before 11am leader of the National Alliance William Marlin made it to the polling station flanked by his wife and two daughters. Several of the cheerleaders who were standing outside waving the National Alliance flag then escorted the Marlin family inside MPC where he casted his vote.
Marlin told reporters shortly after that Friday's election is a historical one and while he is confident that the people will vote for his party he is not going to predict the outcome of the elections. Marlin said the voters have seen his dedication and they saw all what he has done for St. Maarten since entering government just over a year ago. Marlin said had it not been for his determination to secure the date for country status then there would not have been any elections. He urged voters to make use of their democratic rights and head to the polling stations if they have not done so as yet.

sarahvote17092010At the St. Maarten Academy the number 8 candidate from the UP slate Richard Panneflek and Brenda Wathey stood there with their group encouraging voters to vote for the UP. While former acting Lt. Governor Millicent De Weever was there dressed in her red shirt supporting her brother Petrus Leroy De Weever.
rhoda17092010At the Lionel Conner School Acting Lt. Governor Reynold Groenevelt casted his vote just before 11 am when he was doing his regular rounds inspecting the booths. In front of the school gate was the number two candidate from the UP slate Gracita Arrindell with a small group of cheerleaders. At that polling station the National Alliance cheerleaders also dominated the actions there even though the candidates were not there to push them along. Large poster of Jean Boasman from the National Alliance slate was seen at the entrance of the Lionel Conner School followed by a huge poster of his party leader William Marlin.

Later in the afternoon at the Belvedere community center there was an array of colors. Three of the four leading parties had a fair amount of people encouraging voters to support them. Richelda Emanuel a candidate from the Democratic Party slate and a supporter of the National Alliance told SMN  News that there were strong supporters of the United People's Party paying voters if they would produce a photograph to show they voted for the UP leader. " I am here looking at the ATM and how its working said" the National Alliance supporter. Emanuel who was standing just about 18 inches away from the UP supporter said she witnessed when the youngsters in the area produced their photos taken with a cellular phone and was paid.

Normally voters was supposed to leave their cellular phones and cameras outside of the voting booth since the chairman of the main voting bureau said no one is supposed to enter with a camera of cellular phone. However, those at Belvedere said the president of that polling station said they were not allowed to take away or search anyone to see if they were following the rules laid down by the main voting bureau.

Scenes on Election Day--- Scattered Showers and Cloudy Skies is not Hampering Voters Turn Out.
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