Election Notices

Form No 37

Form No 38

Form No 43

Form No 44

The Preliminary List of Electors for the 2021 Tobago House of Assembly and the 2021 Local Government Bye-Elections has been posted.

This means that any person, eligible to vote in these upcoming elections can check the Preliminary List of Electors to make sure that their name and address appears correctly. If there is any issue with your name and/or address on the Preliminary List, please visit your Registration Area Office or Registration Area Sub-office to make the necessary changes. For example if you’ve changed your name or changed your address you can, during this Elecotoral Registration period, visit the EBC to make the necessary changes.

A comprehensive listing of all the locations where the Preliminary List of Electors is posted can be found here.

Posting of Preliminary List of Electors for the 2021 THA and Local Government Bye-Elections

Members of the public, including persons already registered to vote, are hereby notified that under Section 30 of the Representation of the People Act, Chap. 2:01, Her Excellency, the President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has issued a Proclamation, which fixed December 17^th, 2020 as the date for the commencement of an Electoral Registration in the twelve (12) Electoral Districts in Tobago and the following five (5) Electoral Districts in Trinidad.

• Arima Central
• Cunupia
• Hindustan/St. Mary’s
• Hollywood
• Morne Coco/Alyce Glen

In accordance with said Section 30 and Registration Rules 52 and 53,  Electoral Registration will be conducted during the period December 17^th to 27^th, 2020.

The purpose of this exercise is to facilitate those persons who:

• Have attained the age of 18 years and over, but who have not been registered as electors;
• Have been registered as electors, but changed address and have not yet advised of this change (of address);
• Have been registered as electors and have changed their name because of marriage, or otherwise, but their previous name appears on the Preliminary List of Electors;
• Have been registered as electors but their names do not appear on the Preliminary List of Electors.

For full details of the Commencement of Electoral Registration for the 2021 Tobago House of Assembly Elections and the 2021 Local Government Bye-Elections please see the information contaiined in this flyer.

Commencement of Electoral Registration 

The Elections and Boundaries Commission wishes to advise that it has started processing applications from persons eligible to be treated as Special Electors for the upcoming 2021 Local Government Bye-Elections.

The categories of persons eligible to be considered special electors are listed in the link below for your general information.

Form A-23, the relevant application form, is also included for your ease of applying.

Application to Vote as a Special Elector

Form A-23 Application to vote as special elector

The Elections and Boundaries Commission wishes to advise that it has started processing applications from persons eligible to be treated as Special Electors for the upcoming 2021 Tobago House of Assembly Elections.

The categories of persons eligible to be considered special electors are listed in the link below for your general information.

Form A-23, the relevant application form, is also included for your ease of applying.

Form A-23 

Application to vote as a Special Elector

Notice of Election for the 2021 Local Gov’t Bye-Elections FINAL

2020 continues to be a year of firsts as the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) gears up for two, simultaneous elections, the Tobago House of Assembly Elections and the Local Government Bye-elections, both to be conducted on January 25, 2021.

Returning Officers for the Local Government Bye-elections received their writs from Mrs. Roslyn Khan Cummings, Member of the Commission, on Sunday 13th December, 2020. These Writs of Elections, which are issued by Her Excellency, Paula-Mae Weekes, O.R.T.T., gives these Returning Officers the authority to conduct the upcoming elections on behalf of the EBC.

For the full details of this Press Release, please go to this link.

Press Release -EBC ready for Bye-Elections as Returning Officers get Writs

The Elections and Boundaries Commission is required by law, as laid out in Election Rule 4(1) (a) of the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 2:01 to publish in the Gazette and at least one (1) newspaper, the election notices in the form set out as Form No. 35 in the Prescribed Form Rules.

Please find in the following link, the Notices of Election for the upcoming Tobago House of Assembly Elections.

Notice of Election for the 2021 Tobago House of Assembly Elections FINAL

With the date for the Tobago House of Assembly Elections having been declared as Monday January 25^th 2021, Returning Officers were presented with their respective Writs, giving them the authority to conduct these elections on behalf of the Elections and Boundaries Commission.

Chairman of the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC), Mark Ramkerrysingh, in addressing the Returning Officers, reminded them of the importance of their role and the part they play in safeguarding our democracy.

For the story, please see the Press Release in this link

Returning Officers receive writs for THA elections

The Elections and Boundaries Commission is looking for persons interested in working as Poll Day Staff for the upcoming Tobago House of Assembly Elections.

Interested persons are invited to apply online at The Elections and Boundaries Commission e-Portal. There will be a limited supply of application forms available at the EBC’s Registration Area Office and Registration Area Sub-Office in Tobago.

The public is advised that only applications from persons who are citizens of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and whose registered address is within the island of Tobago will be considered.

For more information, please see the information flyer in the following link.

Invitation for Poll Day Staff for the Upcoming THA Elections