Over 30, 000 persons added to new voters' list

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Over 30, 000 persons added to new voters' list

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is reporting that an additional 30,293 persons have been added to the official list of electors. The July 31, 2020 voters’ list was published as scheduled with the names of 1,913,410 ...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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