The EBC has addressed two possible irregularities in the special voting process, as highlighted by the UNC leader.

On Friday, it claimed that there were tampered ballot boxes and improperly packaged ballots, due to a broken seal on two boxes.

In response, the Chief Elections Officer said investigations revealed that the two ballot boxes being not sealed does not impact the outcome of the election.

And she adds that all the special envelopes were sealed by the Special Presiding Officer and all boxes were locked.

The UNC leader also complained that the ballots cast at the Sangre Grande Police Station were not packaged according to the standard procedure so that the names of some electors could be viewed by the EBC staff who were sorting the votes.

The Chief Elections Officer said while there was a deviation from the approved procedure, this did not compromise the integrity of the process as all of the commission’s staff are required to take declarations of secrecy.