By Belize Live News Staff:
The UDP is celebrating a court win in Cayo North, and says it is only the beginning.
A Magistrate has ruled that 23 names must come off the constituency’s voters’ list immediately. Another 76 names challenged by the party are still to be considered.
The UDP credited the result to the efforts of Dr. Omar Figueroa, the party’s former Cayo North Area Representative, along with Mayor Earl Trapp, Alberto August and the party’s legal team.
Party Leader Tracy Panton said every lawful vote must be protected and every voters’ list must uphold the integrity of Belize’s democracy.
Cayo North is currently represented by the PUP’s Michel Chebat, the Minister of National Security, Energy and Ports.
The ruling comes as electoral fairness is back in the national spotlight. Just last week, Panton backed Jeremy Enriquez’s call for action on the long delayed redistricting exercise, which the Elections and Boundaries Commission says will stretch into 2027.
The UDP says it will keep pressing to make sure voters’ lists across the country comply with the law.
The outcome on the remaining 76 names is expected to follow.
