A blind woman who wanted to vote for Democratic Party leader Godfrey Farrugia was told there was no “Dr Farrugia” on the ballot, the PD has alleged in a complaint filed with the electoral commission.
Dr Farrugia, who is running to become a Member of the European Parliament, also expressed concern that electoral officials at a polling station in Żebbuġ were striking off cancelled votes using a pencil, rather than pen or permanent marker.
The electoral commission promptly responded to the PD leader’s two complaints, explaining its rules and procedures, though that reply did not satisfy Dr Farrugia.
Written complaint
Local voters are casting their ballots to elect six new MEPs as well as councillors for 68 local councils across Malta and Gozo on Saturday.
In a written complaint sent to electoral commissioner Joseph Church and seen by Times of Malta, the PD leader said that he had seen officials at the polling station writing ‘cancelled’ in pencil rather than pen on ballot papers which voters had returned for a replacement.
“I immediately objected and asked why they weren’t using the biro or permanent marker they had,” Dr Farrugia wrote. “They told me ‘the Commission gave us a…
