Canadian High Commissioner Robert Ready (left) and Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) Dorothy Pine-McLarty (second left) watch as Allan Best (third right), managing director of Canadian non-profit Delian Project demonstrates the use of an automated voting machine during the University of the West Indies Guild of Students election last week. Acting Director of Student Services and Development at UWI Jason McKenzie (third left); Student Services and Development Manager for AZ Preston Hall Lindy Jones (fourth left); student services and development manager for Taylor Hall & ABC Hall Athol Hamilton (second right); and Student Services and Development Manager for Rex Nettleford Hall Donna Mae Jackson also show keen interest in the demonstration. The machines, which were used in the election conducted by the ECJ, tabulated results while voting was underway, eliminating the need for long hours spent counting at the close of polls.
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