By KRYSTEL ROLLE, Guardian Staff Reporter, krystel@nasguard.com

Three more witnesses took the stand yesterday in the Marco City Election Court case.

They gave evidence on three people who the Progressive Liberal Party alleges were not ordinarily resident in the constituency at the time of the general election and should not have voted.

The first witness, Denise Neely, gave evidence in relation to Natasha Neely. The PLP is claiming that Natasha was not living in the constituency six months leading up to May 2, 2007.

The court heard that Natasha, who is married to Denise's brother, moved into her parents' house on 176 Morgan Lane in September 2006.

She said Natasha decided to make the move because it was easier to transport her daughter to school from that address, as opposed to her mother's address — her former home in Eight Mile Rock. Natasha's daughter attends the Hugh Campbell School.

Meanwhile, the court heard that Natasha's husband, Mark Anthony, was living in Miami, Florida at the time. He was working at Bahamasair.

Denise said when Mark and Natasha got married in 2002, they lived with Natasha's mother in Eight Mile Rock and remained there until he moved to Portland, Maine the following year, to work .

In the meantime, Denise said Natasha went back and forth between Grand Bahama and Portland, making periodic trips to visit her husband.

Mark started working for Bahamasair after he moved from Portland to Florida in 2005. He did not return to Grand Bahama until November 2006, Denise told the court.

She said her brother and Natasha moved out of her parents' house during the second week in May of 2007, shortly after the general election, to the Beacons Field Apartments.

In his cross examination of the witness, PLP lead attorney Philip "Brave" Davis suggested that Natasha did not move out of her mother's house in Eight Mile Rock until May, when Mark rented the apartment; however, Denise disagreed.

Natasha Neely also took the stand yesterday.

Davis put that same suggestion to her, but she too disagreed.

She said she moved in with her in-laws even though her husband was away at the time. She said the move would have displaced her brother-in-law Mario, who had to vacate his room. Natasha said Mario opted to sleep in the den.

She also gave evidence in relation to Earl Neely, her brother-in-law.

Earl is one of 81 people whose votes are being challenged by PLP Senator Pleasant Bridgewater. She is asking the court to declare that she and not Zhivargo Laing is the duly elected Member of Parliament for the Marco City constituency.

Laing, who defeated Bridgewater by 47 votes, is challenging 23 votes.

Natasha said between September 2006 and May 2007 Earl was not living at 176 Morgan Lane, but instead lived on Scott Ave.

She said he had been at that address for at least four years.

Elvis Rolle, the third witness, gave evidence in relation to his brother, Kyle Hanna.

Initially, he said Hanna lived on 153 N. Poinciana Drive up until January 2007.

He said Michael Edwards approached him about renting a portion of the house on Poinciana Drive for his constituency office. Edwards was an independent candidate for Marco City.

Rolle said after he consulted with his siblings, he agreed to rent a part of the house to Edwards, who took possession in late January or early February. Rolle said Hanna continued to live in the house until the renovation work started. At that time, he moved in with his sister.

However, later Rolle said when his sister's house was robbed, Kyle frequently stayed with her, before the renovations started.

Rolle was also questioned about Charlie and Javaughn Lowe, his uncle and cousin.

The PLP is also contesting both of their votes.

Last week, Javaughn told the court that their house, on 91 South Adventurers Way, did not have electricity or water for a number of years.

When Rolle was asked whether the house had electricity and water supply, Rolle said he was "not quite sure", even though he said he visited there about once a week to take his supplies.

Rolle, who is a contractor, explained that he used a portion of their home to house his lumber and shingles.