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Thousands of Election Day workers, police and military personnel to vote on Monday

Published:Saturday | February 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Director of Elections Orrette Fisher says everything is in place for members of the security forces and Election Day workers to cast their ballots on Monday.

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) says 26,498 Election Day workers along with 12,610 police and military personnel are down to vote three days before the rest of the electorate.

The EOJ says voting will take place at 195 polling locations that will be established in schools, churches, police stations, military bases and court houses across the island.

IN PHOTO: Director of Elections Orrette Fisher.

In a statement today, Fisher said the names of all persons eligible to vote on Monday have been extracted from the official voters list and dispersed to the designated polling locations.

Fisher says he expects the process to go smoothly.