Polling Agents are essential stakeholders in the election process. It is therefore crticial in the role of an appointed polling agent that this person seeks the interest of his/her candidate. The only way to successfully do this is to become…
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19 political parties to contest the 2020 Parliamentary Elections
There are nineteen (19) political parties fielding candidates in this upcoming Parliamentary Elections and a total of one hundred and fifty candidates vying for seats in the forty-one constituencies across both Trinidad and Tobago. For more details, please see the…
Addresses for the Offices of the Returning Officers for the 2020 Parliamentary Elections
Addresses of Returning Officers
REMINDER – the coundown is on for applications to vote as a Special Elector for the 2020 Parliamentary Elections
The Elections and Boundaries Commission is currently processing applications from persons eligible to be treated as Special Electors for the 2020 Parliamentary Elections. The deadline for submission is Friday 17th July, 2020. For more information on where to collect and…
Reminder – July 17, 2020 is Nomination Day
Nomination Day is July 17th 2020. Nomination Day is a very important day in any given election because after prospective candidates file their nomiation papers and these papers have been validated by the respective Returning Officer, their candidacy is confirmed.…
Pre-examination of Nomination Papers for the 2020 Parliamentary Elections
All prospective candidates for the 2020 Parliamentary Elections are given an opportunity before Nomination Day to ensure they have all the requisite documents. In accordance with Election Rule 6 (1) of the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 2:01 On…
Returning Officers receive writs of election for the 2020 Parliamentary Elections
The forty-one Returning Officers for the August 10, 2020 Parliamentary Election were presented with their respective writs of election on Saturday, July 4th 2020. For further details, please see the Press Release in this link. Returning Officers receive writs of…
EBC stages “Mock” Polling Station
Chief Election Officer, Fern Narcis-Scope and staff of the Elections and Boundaries Commission staged a “mock polling station” simulation exercise to assess its level of preparedness for the upcoming Parliamentary Elections, which will be conducted under Covid-19 guidelines. The simulation…
Posting of the Preliminary List of Electors for the 2020 Parliamentary Elections
The Elections and Boundaries Commission has posted its Preliminary List of Electors for the 2020 Parliamentary Elections. Any registered person, whose name does not appear on the Preliminary List or whose name appears incorrectly, or with an incorrect address is…
Application to vote as a Special Elector for the 2020 Parliamentary Elections (Form A-23)
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 Parliamentary Elections. The categories of persons eligible to be considered special electors are listed…