{"id":79195,"date":"2025-09-04T01:02:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T00:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/?p=79195"},"modified":"2025-09-04T01:10:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T00:10:18","slug":"le-retard-dans-la-confirmation-des-electeurs-ravive-les-critiques-a-lencontre-du-processus-de-reforme-electorale-de-la-dominique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/le-retard-dans-la-confirmation-des-electeurs-ravive-les-critiques-a-lencontre-du-processus-de-reforme-electorale-de-la-dominique\/","title":{"rendered":"Delays in voter registration are reigniting criticism of Dominica\u2019s electoral reform process"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Le lancement de la campagne nationale de confirmation des \u00e9lecteurs de la Dominique, dont le d\u00e9but a \u00e9t\u00e9 report\u00e9 \u00e0 octobre 2025, a suscit\u00e9 de vives r\u00e9actions de la part de ses d\u00e9tracteurs, qui affirment que le processus est manipul\u00e9 pour favoriser les \u00e9lecteurs r\u00e9sidant \u00e0 l’\u00e9tranger. Cette controverse fait suite \u00e0 un r\u00e9cent amendement adopt\u00e9 par le Parlement visant \u00e0 ajuster le calendrier de lancement de la campagne.<\/span><\/p>\n

La campagne de confirmation devait initialement d\u00e9buter en septembre de cette ann\u00e9e, mais les retards dans la finalisation de la r\u00e9glementation ont incit\u00e9 le gouvernement \u00e0 demander une modification de la Loi sur l’inscription des \u00e9lecteurs. Le 30 ao\u00fbt 2025, le Parlement a approuv\u00e9 une prolongation d’un mois afin d’accorder \u00e0 la Commission \u00e9lectorale un d\u00e9lai suppl\u00e9mentaire pour se pr\u00e9parer. Cet amendement a \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 comme un ajustement technique visant \u00e0 aligner la l\u00e9gislation sur l’\u00e9tat de pr\u00e9paration op\u00e9rationnelle de la Commission.<\/span><\/p>\n

La directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale des \u00e9lections, Anthia Joseph, a annonc\u00e9 que le Bureau \u00e9lectoral lancerait une campagne de sensibilisation intensive pour informer les citoyens sur le processus de confirmation. Elle a soulign\u00e9 l’importance de cette campagne pour l’int\u00e9grit\u00e9 \u00e9lectorale et a encourag\u00e9 les Dominicains, en particulier ceux qui se rendent en R\u00e9publique dominicaine pendant le Festival mondial de musique cr\u00e9ole, les c\u00e9l\u00e9brations de l’ind\u00e9pendance et la p\u00e9riode de No\u00ebl, \u00e0 profiter de cette occasion pour confirmer leur inscription \u00e9lectorale.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cependant, les critiques affirment que l’amendement a \u00e9t\u00e9 adopt\u00e9 \u00e0 la h\u00e2te et manquait de transparence. Le calendrier r\u00e9vis\u00e9 a intensifi\u00e9 la surveillance de la gestion par le gouvernement de la r\u00e9forme \u00e9lectorale et des proc\u00e9dures d’inscription des \u00e9lecteurs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Le pasteur Randy Rodney et l’ancien pr\u00e9sident du Parti des travailleurs unis (UWP), Isaac Baptiste, ont tous deux publiquement condamn\u00e9 la campagne et les modifications l\u00e9gislatives. Rodney a cit\u00e9 les articles 7 et 8 de la loi sur l’inscription des \u00e9lecteurs, arguant que cette loi exige que les personnes r\u00e9sident \u00e0 la Dominique depuis au moins 12 mois avant la date limite et qu’elles se trouvent dans une circonscription \u00e9lectorale sp\u00e9cifique depuis trois mois. Il a affirm\u00e9 que les Dominicains en visite ne remplissent pas ces crit\u00e8res et a averti que leur inscription pourrait constituer une fraude \u00e9lectorale.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baptiste a fait \u00e9cho \u00e0 ces pr\u00e9occupations et a accus\u00e9 le Parti travailliste de la Dominique au pouvoir d’importer d\u00e9lib\u00e9r\u00e9ment le soutien des \u00e9lecteurs de l’\u00e9tranger. Il a \u00e9voqu\u00e9 des \u00e9lections pass\u00e9es o\u00f9 des personnes seraient arriv\u00e9es voter valises \u00e0 la main, affirmant que des circonscriptions comme La Plaine, Grand Fond, Rivi\u00e8re Cyrique, Mahaut et Saint-Joseph avaient \u00e9t\u00e9 gagn\u00e9es gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 de telles tactiques.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baptiste also accused the Chief Elections Officer of \u201cplaying the hand of the Labour Party\u201d. He expressed frustration over the government\u2019s approach to electoral reform, pointing out that despite the fact that several senior citizens, \u201cpatriots of this country,\u201d were before the courts, arrested and charged because they were demonstrating for more meaningful electoral reform, the issues of complete re-registration and\u00a0 campaign finance regulations remain unaddressed.<\/p>\n

One of the central issues raised by critics is the lack of clarity in the confirmation form regarding residency requirements. Baptiste argued that while the legislation mandates residency, the form used for confirmation does not explicitly ask for it, creating a legal inconsistency. He warned that this could lead to disputes during the voting process, particularly for individuals residing overseas.<\/p>\n

Both Rodney and Baptiste called for comprehensive electoral reform, pointing to other Caribbean nations that have implemented changes without controversy. They urged the government to address campaign finance regulations and ensure that the confirmation process adheres strictly to legal standards.<\/p>\n

As the confirmation campaign begins, the Electoral Office has not publicly responded to the criticisms. The government maintains that the campaign is a necessary step toward strengthening the electoral system, but questions continue to arise about its timing, legality, and intent.<\/p>\n

With Dominica\u2019s population estimated at under 70,000 and a registered voter base of approximately 40,000 to 50,000, the campaign\u2019s outcome could have significant implications for the next general election. The debate over voter eligibility and electoral reform is expected to remain a central issue in the months ahead.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dominica News Online – Le lancement de la campagne nationale de confirmation des \u00e9lecteurs de la Dominique, dont le d\u00e9but a \u00e9t\u00e9 report\u00e9 \u00e0 octobre 2025, a suscit\u00e9 de vives r\u00e9actions de la part de ses d\u00e9tracteurs, qui affirment que le processus est manipul\u00e9 pour favoriser les \u00e9lecteurs r\u00e9sidant \u00e0 l’\u00e9tranger. Cette controverse fait suite<\/p>","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":79199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_robots":null,"rank_math_facebook_title":"","rank_math_facebook_description":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":""},"categories":[1373],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-caraibe"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}