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The Board of Commissioners of the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) led by Chairman, Mark Ramkerrysingh and Mrs. Fern Narcis-Scope, Chief Election Officer, met with representatives of major political entities in both Trinidad and Tobago, to sensitize and inform them about the EBC’s upcoming National Field Verification exercise.

This Exercise will be conducted on both islands in the upcoming months and will allow the EBC to fulfil its legal mandate of providing a comprehensive update to the country’s List of Electors. This List forms the foundation of election administration and is crucial to protecting the integrity of all elections. Importantly, it will ensure, as far as practicable, that each person whose name appears on the Electoral List is listed at his/her correct address within the respective polling divisions.

Chairman Ramkerrysingh indicated that whilst standard field verification forms part of the daily and routine work of the EBC there is also the occasional need for a national verification exercise, which is much larger in scope. The last such exercise was conducted in 2001. He also noted that this upcoming exercise will be critically important, as in election management it is often said, “…the outcome of any election is only as good as the credibility of its electoral list”.

The full Press Release can be found here

EBC meets with political parties as it starts its National Field Verification Exercise of Electors

The Elections and Boundaries Commission  is advising the public of the resumption of normal operations at its Registration Area Offices for both Chaguanas and Tabaquite/Talparo, located at 47 Mulchan Seuchan Road, Chaguanas on Monday 17th April,2023.

These offices were closed to the public on Friday 14^th April, 2023 due to electrical issues at the building.

For further information please contact the Corporate Communications Unit at 625-5924 or commanager@ebctt.com

The Elections and Boundaries Commission recently collaborated with the Commonwealth Secretariat in hosting participants from the region of the Commonwealth Caribbean and the Americas for the Commonwealth Election Professionals (CEP) Training Initiative, under the theme, Integrity and Transparency: the Keys to Electoral Confidence and Trust.

The CEP Training Initiative, which was organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat was designed specifically for election administrators to examine issues impacting electoral integrity, transparency and inclusion, with the aim of enhancing confidence in the democratic process.

Opening the CEP Training Initiative, Mark Ramkerrysingh, Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Elections and Boundaries Commission, said the workshop is of critical importance for the efficient functioning of electoral bodies, especially at a time when disinformation erodes public trust in democracy.

The full Press Release can be found here:

EBC collaborates with Commonwealth to host workshop for regional election professionals

The Elections and Boundaries Commission is looking for Itinerant Assistant Registration Officers (IAROs) for its upcoming National Field Verification Exercise.

For more information about this opportunity and guidelines on how to apply click HERE.

The public is advised that ALL offices of the Elections and Boundaries Commission will be closed to the public on Friday 23rd December, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.

Our offices will also be closed on Tuesday 27th December, 2022.

The Elections and Boundaries Commission is advising that the following Registration Area Offices and Sub-Offices  will be closed to the public from 1:00 p.m. on Friday 16th December, 2022:

• Chaguanas
• Tabaquite/Talparo (Main and Sub-Offices)
• Mayaro/Rio Claro
• Tunapuna
• Princes Town
• San Fernando and Penal/Debe (Main and Sub-Offices)

ALL OFFICES WILL RESUME NORMAL OPERATIONS ON MONDAY 19TH DECEMBER, 2022

The public is advised that the Elections and Boundaries Commission’s (EBC’s) Registration Offices for Diego Martin San Juan will be closed to the public from 1:00 p.m. on Friday 9th December, 2022.

We apologise for any inconvenience that this closure may cause. Normal oeprations will resume of Monday 12th December, 2022

At the invitation of the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be fielding a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM), headed by Fern Narcis-Scope, the Chief Election Officer of Trinidad and Tobago, to monitor the General Elections which will be held in that country on Tuesday, 6 December 2022

The full details of the Press Release issued by CARICOM can be found here.

The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) recently conducted an identification card outreach exercise, at three (3) of the country’s prison facilities in Arouca – the Women’s Prison, Golden Grove Prison/Remand Prison and the Maximum Security Prison.

On Friday 11^th November, 2022, a team from the EBC conducted approximately ninety transactions inclusive of renewal of expired identification cards, replacement of lost identification cards and first time registrations. Inmates were also allowed to “collect” their identification cards. Under the law, prisoners are only disqualified as an elector where there is a sentence of death imposed or a sentence of imprisonment exceeding 12 months.

The full details ofthe Press Release are found here

Press Release – EBC conducts ID card exercise with Prison Service (FINAL)

L-R: Dr. Wendell Wallace, Commissioner at the EBC, Pamela Ogiste, Asst. Chief Election Officer and Deopersad Ramoutar, Commissioner of Prisons (Ag.)

Members of the EBC’s Teams and Prisons Social Welfare Officer during the exercise at the Women’s Prison

EBC Staff assists an inmate at the Women’s Prisonduring her transaction

The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) wishes to advise that effective October 25, 2022 only persons applying for a national identification card for the first time will require an appointment. All other transactions, inclusive of previously scheduled appointments, will be facilitated through a walk-in service.

Persons can visit their respective Registration Area Office for any of the following services:

• Renewal of expired Identification cards
• Replacement of lost/stolen or destroyed/defaced identification cards
• Change of name and/or address

Only those persons applying for an identification card for the first time will be required to make an appointment. To amke an appointment to apply for an identification card fo rthe first time, visit our Appointment Portal HERE.

Resumption of Walk-in Service at EBC’s Offices