Authorities have arrested a man on Eleuthera in connection with alleged voter fraud, a day after officials at the Parliamentary Registration Department reported that some people had registered to vote for the upcoming general election more than once.
In a message to the

media, Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean said, "Police have arrested an adult male in Eleuthera in the alleged

voter registration fraud

reported by the parliamentary commissioner."
The man, whose identity has not been released, was flown to New Providence's Odyssey Aviation around 7:30 p.m. yesterday.
He is expected to be charged today.
When contacted, Dean said police suspect the man of registering to vote at two separate registration centers within a week.
Dean warned against anyone attempting to dupe the department.
He said the department will find the individuals out and the police will arrest them swiftly.
Asked whether police were investigating any other cases where people have registered twice, the assistant commissioner explained that no other cases have been forwarded to him.
But Dean said he understands there were a couple of cases where individuals who registered many months ago moved to another area, and believed if they registered in the new area, it would cancel the previous registration out.
He encouraged eligible and registered voters to contact the Parliamentary Registration Department on Farrington Road with those sorts of queries to avoid any challenges.
On Monday, Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall said, "We have noticed that people have been registered twice, so we have to delete their cards.
"They were registered at one station today; tomorrow with another station.
"Now we have picked it up, but after the stuff has [already] been keyed into the computer database.
"So, the computer picks it up."
Hall said the matter would be considered perjury under the voter registration oath.
The parliamentary commissioner also said there have been reports of missing cards and cards that do not have the official seal on them.
But in both cases, Hall summed it up to administrative matters.
To the misplaced cards, he said the cards were misfiled and would be found.
As it relates to the missing seal matter, Hall said registration officers "are not pressing hard enough on the impression. So the seals are there, but it is very faint".
But Hall said anyone who does not have the impression on their voter's card should present the card to the Parliamentary Registration Department's headquarters to ensure the impression is made.
At a rally on Cat Island on Friday, Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis claimed the department's computer system crashed and erased the names of registered voters, but the parliamentary commissioner and Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage said there is no truth to this.
Minnis accused the PLP of attempting to "steal" the general election.
Nottage, the minister responsible for elections, contended that there has been a "considered attempt to discredit the people who work in the Parliamentary Registration Department and the whole process" and it is "shameful".

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