Voting documents for the local election in Sliema, being held with other local elections on March 10, have started to be distributed by the police.
Distibution of documents will continue until February 17 and will take place daily between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. and from 3 to 8 p.m.
An election in Sliema is being held after the council was dissolved following a turbulent couple of years, with former mayor Nikki Dimech being charged with corruption and a number of councillors subjected to police investigations and criminal action in court for issues related and/or unrelated to the council’s operations.
The council election in Sliema was last held in 2009 and the locality was set for another election in 2013.
However, with the problems it faced since 2010 and constant bickering between councillors, it became impossible for the council to function.
The council elected on March 10 will operate for a year before the locality will again go to the polls to elect a council for the full four-year term.