The people who are running a mock general election all this month say the exercise is shaping into one that will give accurate insight into the feelings of the entire electorate.

Electoral Commissioner Anthonyson King has returned from his stint as a Caricom elections observer in the Bahamian elections with suggestions that could streamline Antigua & Barbuda’s elections process.

Deputy Chairman of the Barbuda Council Fabian Jones is hoping the local government does “the right thing” and goes back to residents following what he described as the recent “disaster vote” on a proposed multi-million dollar development.

The head of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission to Haiti (MINUSTAH) Edmond Mulet appealed for calm as he asserted that the organisation had made the necessary preparations for the poll.