Tag: Cayman Islands Elections Office
Voter register leaps to over 25,000 ahead of election
(CNS): The Cayman Islands revised election register now stands at 25,687 voters after 1,858 new people registered to vote between the beginning of October and 15 January. The 7.8% increase from 23,829 on 1 January is one of the largest leaps in the election roll for many years, which Governor Jane Owen described as a […]
Pollsters impersonate elections officials for surveys
(CNS): After multiple reports of political pollsters conducting surveys in various districts falsely claiming to be Elections Office officials, the office has warned that it is an offence to impersonate any public official. The public is reminded that canvassing or surveying for information about voting preferences is not illegal, but falsely claiming to be from […]
Over 1,600 new voters register ahead of April election
(CNS): The Elections Office is working on the validation process for more than 1,600 people who registered to vote between the beginning of October and 15 January. They are also working on 900 more change forms, many relating to constituency changes. The office has so far processed around 2,500 forms but said there are a […]
Elections Office loses phone lines on deadline day
(CNS): Earlier today, the last day for people to register if they want to vote in the 2025 General election on 30 April, the primary phone line at the Elections Office went down. As a result, anyone seeking help should call 244-5400. Anyone who has still not registered is urged to visit the office in […]
Elections office faces last minute registration scramble
(CNS): With just a few days left to register to vote in time to be added to the electoral roll before Election Day, the Elections Office has been inundated with requests and is letting people know there might be a delayed response to email inquiries. Nevertheless, officials say they will respond to everyone before the […]
Election officials on alert over voter fraud reports
(CNS): District registering officers are exercising heightened vigilance in reviewing and verifying voter registration and change of circumstances forms after a number of complaints were made about people intentionally or inadvertently submitting false information. The Elections Office said the complaints were in relation to people attempting to fraudulently register to vote in electoral districts where […]
New Year election roll grows by just over 1.2%
(CNS): The latest register of electors, which was published on the Elections Office website on New Year’s Day, has increased by just 300 votes or around 1.2% compared to the October register. The electoral roll now stands at 23,829 people. However, as the clock ticks on the 15 January deadline for eligible voters to register […]
New voter list increases by just 65
(CNS): The new list of electors published by the Elections Office on Tuesday has just a few dozen more voters than the July list, even though the 2025 General Election and a three-question referendum will take place in around seven months. While the premier hasn’t yet set a date for the poll, it is expected […]
Deadline looms for voters to make New Year register
(CNS): The proposed referendum on cruise berthing facilities and two other questions will be held on the same day as the 2025 General Election, the government has now confirmed. Those eligible to vote who want to have a say on all or any of the questions, as well as who will represent them in parliament, […]
Election maps change within districts
(CNS): The 2023 Electoral Boundary Commission has unveiled its proposed new election maps impacting 15 constituencies, including the Sister Islands, where the dividing line on Cayman Brac has been moved slightly. But the commissioners have not crossed district boundary lines or merged East End and North Side, leaving Bodden Town with four supersized constituencies.
15 constituencies face boundary changes
(CNS) The Electoral Boundary Commission has announced that there will be three public meetings next week where the proposed constituency boundaries will be revealed following several months of work. The three-member team will also provide insight into how the new boundaries impacting 15 of the 19 constituencies in the Cayman Islands were decided on.
