WILLEMSTAD - Current opposition MP Meindert Rojer, who was number two on the candidate list of Kòrsou di Nos Tur (KdNT) in the elections of March 19, has filed a personal complaint against the Supreme Electoral Council (SEC). Rojer demands a recount of all votes cast.
The purpose of the complaint is to gain clarity about ballot papers printed in black and white that would have been distributed to voters in the polling stations. Rojer himself says he has family members and friends who have colored a circle on a black and white ballot. Countless people have also indicated via social media that they did not receive a color, but a black and white version of the ballot paper.
During the public session of the SEC last Wednesday in the World Trade Center, the ballots from certain polling stations were therefore checked again at the request of various parties. But not a single copy in black and white was found.
KdNT, currently still represented in parliament by Rojer and Amparo dos Santos, received too few votes for a seat on Friday 19 March. Rojer does not trust the course of events.
"One day the chairman of the SEC says that no black and white ballots have been issued, the next day there is a statement that all black and white ballots are counted as valid votes," he writes in the complaint. "The process was unclear and not transparent."
He wants the National Investigation Team "under the leadership of the Public Prosecution Service to confiscate the 84,846 ballots" for a recount. This is urgent, because it must be done before the SEC officially determines the election results. In addition, Rojer wants to know how many black and white ballots were used and how many of them were declared invalid.
The official reports drawn up by the chairmen of the polling stations must be made public. After the recount, he wants to know how many personal votes have been cast for him.