Audiences at three Government sponsored meetings on the Boundaries Commission Report this week left generally satisfied with the electoral reform process.

In stark contrast to United Bermuda Party (UBP) sponsored meetings held some weeks ago, expressions of anxiety or opposition to the process were non-existent.

Led by civil servants, presentations covered the content of the Boundaries Commission report, the process of creating the recommended constituencies and the impact on elections.

Each meeting focused on a group of constituencies as recommended by the Commission and people stayed after the presentations to get a closer look at large detailed maps of what would be their voting districts.

Former Postmaster General Clevelyn Crichlow, who was the Commission's executive secretary, led the meetings with a presentation on the contents of the Report and the process of getting it finalised.

Russell Wade, the permanent secretary of the Works and Engineering Department then explained to the audience how the constituencies were created and Sabrina Phillips, the Parliamentary Registrar, explained the impact on voting, assuring the audience that they will not have to reregister because they will be automatically placed in their new constituencies.

She also revealed that the www.elections.gov.bm website, where people can register online, will be updated with a search function so that users can find out their constituencies by simply typing in their addresses.

"I wouldn't expect we would go through all this trouble and not to use it," said Dame Lois Browne Evans in response to a query about whether the next elections would be held under the new system if everything is in place.

"We have done everything we can to bring it into being. I trust that the United Kingdom Government after tomorrow will do what it has to do to hurry up and bring democracy which I have long waited to see."

Questions overall were few - an indication, said senior civil servant Robert Horton who moderated the sessions, that the presentations were clear and fully understood.

About a dozen people interviewed by The Royal Gazette over the last few days agreed.

"I thought it was very clear, how they presented it. Actually it didn't seem like a difficult process the way it was presented by some people," said Maureen Darrell after last night's meeting at St. Paul's Centennial Hall. She said she had no concerns whatsoever.

"I understood what was said. It was clear. I'm sure they had a hard time arriving at that report. But I have no questions about what they presented," said Lucille Rochester.

Premier Jennifer Smith was present at each meeting as were other politicians.

"People seem to be comfortable with what is being proposed," said Education Minister Paula Cox. The Minister said that the fact that civil servants did the "purely factual" presentations helped. "I think it's been illuminating to people and it hasn't been distorted by a lot of emotionalism from politicians. That has been helpful. That's not to underrate what is happening because it certainly a radical concept. We are talking about democratisation and even though it may not necessarily be something which grabs a lot of headlines, I think when you look at constitutional issues and what is being done in terms of transforming the political map and dealing with removing some of the entrenched inequities in our system where people seemed to invent the rules as we go along in terms of the right to vote and the eligibility to vote... It's certainly something in which I am very proud to be participating in. And I think it bodes well for the future and successive generations that finally there's a political levelling that seems to be going on and it's the right and proper thing to do."