Tag: Elections Office

HRC seeks assurance for isolated voters

HRC seeks assurance for isolated voters

| 26/02/2021 | 1 Comment

(CNS): Supervisor of Elections Wesley Howell has said that he and his team are “optimistic” they can make sure that all registered voters who are in quarantine at the time of the elections will be able to cast their ballot. Given public concerns that being in isolation could present a barrier to that democratic right, […]

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Countdown to Nomination Day

Countdown to Nomination Day

| 24/02/2021 | 1 Comment

(CNS): Anyone considering entering the race for the 14 April General Elections have until 1 March to make up their minds. Nomination Day is next Monday and by 3:00pm that day, all candidates must be formally nominated by two people and pay their CI$1,000 in order to be on the ballot.

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Short window for removed voters to relist

Short window for removed voters to relist

| 15/02/2021 | 1 Comment

(CNS): Voters who want to challenge or object to additions or omissions on the latest draft of the Revised List of Electors are being urged to check the list. Also, a ruling by the chief magistrate has opened a window of opportunity for past electors who have been removed to be reinstated, but they have […]

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16 teenagers deprived of first vote

16 teenagers deprived of first vote

| 12/02/2021 | 30 Comments

(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin’s political decision to call early elections has disenfranchised 16 teenagers who will turn 18 years old between 14 April and 26 May and had expected to be able to vote in their first general election this year. The Elections Office has confirmed that these 17-year-old would-be voters will now be removed […]

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Elections surveyors not official

Elections surveyors not official

| 08/02/2021 | 1 Comment

(CNS): People are being urged to be careful about individuals coming to their doors claiming to be conducting official election surveys. The Elections Office said it had received a number of concerns from members of the public that people are going house-to-house claiming that they are doing a survey relating to elections purportedly on behalf […]

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Voters urged to check the register

Voters urged to check the register

| 03/02/2021 | 5 Comments

(CNS): The Revised Register of Electors was published by the Elections Office on Wednesday and is open to public review for the next 21 days to enable voters to submit claims and objections, including those whose names have been wrongly removed or stated incorrectly in the revised list.

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Draft register climbs by over 1,400 voters

Draft register climbs by over 1,400 voters

| 03/02/2021 | 1 Comment

(CNS): The elections office has published the draft election register which will, once claims and objections have been dealt with, become the official voter list for the General Election in May. The latest draft stands at 23,648 potential voters some 1407 more than the current list and a growth of more than 6.6% on that […]

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