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#JaVotes2016: Polling stations open across Jamaica
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Polling stations are now open across Jamaica.
Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica, Dorothy Pine-McLarty, says all is in place for the casting of ballots by Jamaicans in today’s General Election.
Pine-McLarty says all voting ballots have been printed and Election Day workers are ready to carry out their duties.
Polling stations opened at 7 this morning and will close at 5 this afternoon.
Voting for the general election began on Monday with Election Day workers and members of security forces casting their ballots.
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