{"id":338771,"date":"2025-03-21T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=338771"},"modified":"2025-03-20T22:19:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T02:19:38","slug":"marigot-mp-says-he-is-in-full-support-of-electoral-reform-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/marigot-mp-says-he-is-in-full-support-of-electoral-reform-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Marigot MP says he is in full support of Electoral Reform Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_338772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-338772\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-338772 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Anthony-Charles-e1742523304637.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"552\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-338772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony Charles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Parliamentary Representative for the Marigot Constituency, Anthony Charles has said he is in full support of the Electoral Reform Bills that were tabled in Parliament for the second and third readings on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The legislature passed the Registration of Electors Bill &amp; Regulations (2024), the House of Assembly (Elections) &amp; Registration Bill (2024), and the Electoral Commission Bill (2024), which received bipartisan support.<\/p>\n<p>These legislative initiatives are designed to bolster election integrity, enhance transparency, and update voting practices in alignment with recognized international standards.<\/p>\n<p>According to Charles, for over 17 years this has been an ongoing debate between the opposition and the Government of Dominica, &#8220;but anyway I stand for this bill to be passed,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWe have to start somewhere, we have to give and take and this is not about political parties showing how strong they are this is not about\u00a0\u00a0the government flexing their muscles, this is about democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to work together, simple,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to state that Dominica needs to move with globalization and the changes of the international world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like a set date for elections but we would have to change the constitution for a set date,\u201d Charles stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Parliamentary Representative for the Marigot Constituency, Anthony Charles has said he is in full support of the Electoral Reform Bills that were tabled in Parliament for the second and third readings on Wednesday. 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