Tag: single member constituencies
Ten days left to register to vote in 2017
(CNS): The clock is ticking for new voters to register so that they can participate in the May 2017 General Election. The deadline for new voters to sign up is 16 January, which is also the date by which those already on the electoral roll must change their name, occupation or street address, because voters […]
Party-politics redefined in new elections law
(CNS): Government has finally published its amendment to the Elections Law, paving the way for the introduction of ‘one man, one vote’ in single member constituencies at the May 2017 General Election. While the reform of the local electoral system is at the heart of the new bill, it also places a greater emphasis on […]
Election education to cost around $250k
(CNS): The first ever election in Cayman to be held under the system of ‘one man, one vote’ in single member constituencies is expected to cost around $1.5 million, considerably more than past elections due to the significant increase in personnel that will be required as well as the necessary public awareness campaign. Elections Supervisor […]
DG says office ready for early election
(CNS): The Elections Office will be ready for a general election under the new system of ‘one man, one vote’ in single member constituencies no matter when an election is called, deputy governor has said. Franz Manderson told the Legislative Assembly Wednesday that the legal drafters have finished the work on the changes to the […]
Cabinet set to review election law changes
(CNS): The Cabinet is expected to review recommendation from the Cayman Islands Elections Office early next month regarding the legislative amendments needed to usher in electoral reform in time for the next election – whenever it happens. Staff from the office, who are busy preparing for Cayman’s new electoral landscape, are working on a number […]
Next election must be OMOV
(CNS): Political jitters over the possibility of an early general election under the old multi-member system appear to have been allayed. In response to a letter that was sent to the governor from the recently swelled ranks of independent MLAs, the deputy governor has confirmed that the next election, whenever it happens, must be under the new […]
Independents jittery over early poll
(CNS): The five independent members now sitting on the opposition benches have written to the governor to try and head off the possibility of early elections, in reaction to comments by the premier about this possibility. Now that three government backbench MLAs have crossed the floor of the House to the opposition benches, the PPM-led coalition’s majority is […]
Backbench exodus may trigger early poll
(CNS): The departure of three MLAs from the government backbench could trigger an early general election, the premier has said, which would be conducted under the old multi-member voting system. Alden McLaughlin said that with such a very narrow majority, his government may struggle to get through the next 14 months before the anticipated Nomination […]
Clock ticking on OMOV
George R. Ebanks writes: From the time that our legislature accepted the recommendations of the Electoral Boundaries Commission in October 2015 to introduce 19 single-member electoral districts, government should have also rolled out their action plan to see it to fruition. As it stands now, the clock is busy ticking away precious seconds of time and […]
Historic electoral reform formally gazetted
(CNS): Government ordered the extraordinary gazette Wednesday of the Single Member Electoral Districts Boundaries Order, 2015. The historic order will pave the way for the significant and fundamental change to the country’s electoral system and equity in voting by the 2017 general election. “This is one of the most significant constitutional and electoral changes this […]
Elections office starts work on electoral reform
(CNS): Following the historic debate on the Legislative Assembly last week on the government motion adopting the introduction of ‘one man, one vote’ in single member constituencies in time for the 2017 General Election, officials at the Elections Office are preparing the ground for the electoral reform. Government’s next step is to amend the existing […]
