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Johnson Boston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chairman of the Electoral Reform Coalition (ERC) Johnson Boston has called on all Dominicans to stand together as one to ensure that Dominica gets proper electoral reform.<\/p>\n

He was addressing supporters at a rally organized by the ERC held at the arch in Roseau on the weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrothers and sisters we call you to stand, stand with us, stand for yourself, stand for your children, stand for our country, and together we will ensure that we get proper electoral reform,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to him, the ERC has been on the move for a number of years and has done all in its power “for the government to understand that electoral reform is very important because elections have consequences.”<\/p>\n

Boston said the ERC will not allow the government to legalize treating or bribery to keep themselves as incumbent, \u201cto exploit the loophole in the legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must make elections here in Dominica free, fair, and transparent,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cTell the Attorney General and the group they have drafting the new legislation, let me say to you, why would the Prime Minister, the Attorney General, and the group they have drafting the new legislation, why would they remove from the Dennis Byron recommendation the campaign finance legislation in the draft laws?\u201d Boston asked. \u201cHaving paid 700,000 dollars of our tax money to pay Sir Dennis Byron to do the reform then he [the prime minister] threw that away.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cOur money went down the drain\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cWe want to go to Parliament with the right laws that all of us in Dominica can stand up in a united way to say in our country that we have a reform that makes sense. They removed the provision that says that if you are out of state for more than five years you ought not to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boston declared, \u201cWe are saying loud and clear for them to hear, for the rest of the Caribbean, the world to hear that we in Dominica cannot go to bed and sleep and let our country go down to the gutters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other proposals from the ERC to be submitted to the Government of Dominica for inclusion in electoral reform legislation, can be seen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chairman of the Electoral Reform Coalition (ERC) Johnson Boston has called on all Dominicans to stand together as one to ensure that Dominica gets proper electoral reform. 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