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#JaVotes2020 | Constituency round-up: Jubilant supporters, long lines, physical distancing concerns

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Source: RadioJamaica News


Image caption: Voters wait in a long line at B.B. Coke High School in Elizabeth to cast their ballots. (Photo by Rodney Longmore)

Complaints of long lines outside several polling stations across Jamaica continue in the country’s general parliamentary election.

Most voters are adhering to the mask wearing component of the COVID-19 prevention measures, however, there are concerns about physical distancing. 

There are also reports of low voter turnout.

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