Maldives electoral body threatened with lawsuit over resort ballot box drop
Maldivian workers on resorts where there is no ballot box are expected to travel to nearby islands to cast their votes.
18 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives electoral body was Wednesday threatened with a lawsuit, as anger mounts over a dramatic drop in ballot boxes on resorts for local workers.
There are 27,837 Maldivians working in resorts, representing around 14 percent of the total workforce, according to the last census.
But, for September’s presidential poll, the Elections Commission announced that only seven resorts will have ballot boxes. This is an 87 percent cut compared to the 2013 election, when there were ballot centres in 55 resorts.
Maldivian workers on resorts where there is no ballot box are expected to travel to nearby islands to cast their votes on Sunday September 23.
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