82 ballots dispatched overseas ahead of election
(CNS): The Elections Office issued 121 ballots yesterday for the upcoming 2025 General Election and Referendum. Of those, 82 postal ballots were dispatched overseas via DHL, ensuring that Caymanians currently working or studying abroad have the opportunity to participate in the vote on 30 April as well as the referendum on cruise berthing, a national lottery and the decriminalisation of ganja.
The remaining 39 ballots will be delivered to voters who live in Cayman but will be overseas on polling day.
Elections Supervisor Wesley Howell thanked the designers and print technicians who worked long hours to produce the ballot papers, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service who secured the production process, Elections Office staff who completed the logistical work, and the Returning Officers who issued the ballots.
He said the process of issuing ballots was observed by a combination of candidates and designated agents, ensuring transparency and integrity in the election process.
Eligible voters who require a postal ballot or wish to do mobile voting are reminded that the deadline to apply is Thursday, 17 April. However, individuals are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible to ensure timely processing and delivery.
For more information on postal ballots or other election-related matters, visit the Elections Office website or contact the office directly.
Check out the CNS Election Section interactive map to see who is running in each constituency.
See the list of candidates and their party affiliations here.
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Wonderful. In this extremely pivotal and important election, I want ALL electors to have plenty of time to vote.
Non-resident status holders are supposed to forfeit their CI status after five years, unless they are students with proof of enrollment. It’s up to Wesley Howell to scrutinize the immigration record to see that only Caymanians in good standing get these mail-in ballots, and that dead people are off. One of the big accounting firms should be allowed to shadow the election dept and audit that work to ensure integrity and legitimacy. Looking at past election results, the UDP/PPM edged out better candidates on a suspicious number of mail-in and elder ballots.
What evidence have you that Mr. Wesley is not properly vetting the outgoing and incoming ballots? Nearly always, the majority of overseas ballots are to students.
Great claims require……….. at least a modicum of evidence.
See how many are going to Tampa or New York