Voters are expected to be in the 333 polling stations on the island until 7 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2022 for the 1st round of this early vote. Compared to 2017, participation in the morning rose by more than 4 points this year. In general, there are more registrants in the polling booths in the first half of the day.
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“Vote!”, this formula used to confirm the participation of each voter, will be pronounced automatically this Saturday in the 333 offices in Martinique. According to the first scores of the morning, the turnout is higher than in 2017, namely + 4.27%.
- Basse Pointe at 11 am: 9.94% participation of 3,350 registered participants. (10.61% in 2017 at the same time).
- Fort de France, at 10 am: 9% participation of 60,434 registrations, spread over 61 offices. (9.2% in 2017).
- Sainte Luce at 10:00 am: 8.50% participation of 7,915 registered in 10 offices. (9.13% in 2017).
- Francis at 10:00 am: 7.71% participation of 16,228 registered participants. (7.02% in 2017).
- Riviere-Pilote at 10 am: 6.3% participation of 10,976 registered in 11 offices. (4.03% in 2017).
- manatee at 10:00 am: 8.32% participation of 27,389 registered in 29 offices. (8.21% in 2017).
Citizens vote for Scheelcher.
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A health protocol has been put in place to ensure the smooth running of the voting operations. “Wearing a mask is not mandatory in offices, but it remains highly recommended, especially for the elderly, immunocompromised, chronically ill and frail and caregivers” reminds the prefecture.
Several voters seem to respect this instruction. That was the case in Schoelcher, for example at the polling station of La Batelière, as we saw in the middle of the morning. However, voters wearing masks may be asked to remove them for a while to verify their identity.
Voting is a right, it is also a civic duty.
At 12:00, the general rate for the entire territory on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at 12:00, was 17.50%. In 2017, in the previous presidential election, 13.93% of registered voters had already voted for the same time, in the 1st round.
The voters of Martinique have until 7 p.m. to fulfill their civic duty, on the occasion of these early elections.
