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Persuant to Election Rule 76 of the Representation of the People Act, Chap. 2:01, additional Special Polling Stations have been established by the Elections and Boundaries Commission to facilitate Special Electors for the Local Government Elections on Monday 14^th August, 2023.

The locations, days and hours of operation of these additional Special Polling Stations can be found here:

Special Polling Stations established by the Commission

The public is advised that Special Polling Stations established by Returning Officers in accordance with Election Rule 73(1) of the Representation ofthe People Act, Chap. 2:01, for the Local Government Elections, will function from Monday 7th to Sunday 13th August, 2023 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily.

These Special Polling Stations are to serve only those electors, who are registered in the electoral district for which the Returning Officer is responsible.

The names and addresses of these Returning Officers and the Electoral Districts for which they are responsible are listed hereunder:

Special Polling Stations established by Returning Officers for the 2023 LGE

Persons who applied to be treated as Special Electors for the Local Government Elections on Monday 14th August, 2023 are advised that they can collect their envelopes at the Registration Area Offices as specified on their application forms.

Envelopes can be collected at Registration Area Offices from Wednesday 2nd to Friday 11th August, 2023 during the period indicated hereunder:

Monday to Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Collection of Special Envelopes 

The EBC has been made aware that persons, purporting to be working with the Commission have been canvassing in the areas of D’Abadie and La Florissante. These persons have been enquiring from residents if they will be voting and whether they require transportation on Election Day. When asked by residents to produce EBC identification, they claimed not to have received said identification badges as yet.

Whilst the EBC is currently engaged in its National Field Verification Exercise and is encouraging the public to co-operate with its field officers, who are currently working in these areas, the EBC denies that any of its staff or persons working with the Commission at this time are engaged in this reprehensible activity. The EBC reminds the public to be careful with their private information in these perilous times and not to engage anyone who does not have bona fide EBC identification and approaches them without EBC branded gear. The Commission also encourages the public to request EBC identification from anyone claiming to be working on its behalf.

The EBC also advises the public to report any incident to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, if approached by any person, who claims to be working with the EBC and cannot so prove.

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

Be careful of perosns falsely claiming to be working for the EBC

The public is advsied that the Revised List of Electors, in respect of the Local Government Elections of Monday 14^th August, 2023 has been posted for inspection at the same two (2) locations, in each polling division where the Preliminary List was posted.

Posting of the Revised List of Electors

373 candidates will be contesting the upcoming Local Government Elections on Monday 14^th August, 2023.

Ten political parties have put forward candidates with the People’s National Movement being the only political party with candidates in all 141 electoral districts.

The following political parties have also fielded candidates:

• Movement for Social Justice (MSJ)
• National Transformation Alliance (NTA)
• Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP)
• Progressive Empowerment Party (PEP)
• Re-United Farmers Alliance
• The National Party (TNP)
• Trinidad Humanity Campaign (THC)
• United National Congress (UNC)
• Unity of The People (UTP)

You can find the full Press Release here:

Press Release 373 vie for 2023 LGE

ADDRESSES OF THE OFFICES OF THE RETURNING OFFICERS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS 2023 

The Elections and Boundaries Commission wishes to remind parties and independent candidates contesting the Local Government Elections on Monday 14^th August, 2023 to comply with Section 12A of the Municipal Corporations Act, Chapter 25:04 which states:

• Parties fielding candidates in an election under Section 11 for a Municipality or Corporation shall, at the time of nomination of the candidates for Councillors, nominate candidates for Aldermen on a list to be known as the “List of Aldermen.”

• The quantum of names on the List of Aldermen to be submitted by each party in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be equal to the number of Councillors to be elected in each Council respectively.

Submissions are to be made on Form No. A-144 which can be found HERE.

The deadline for submission of forms to the Chief Election Officer at Scott House, 134-138 Frederick Street, Port of Spain is 4:00 p.m. on Monday 26^th June, 2023

FORM NO. A-144 – List of Aldermen

Members of the public including persons already registered, 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 Tuesday 20^th June, 2023 as the date for the commencement of an Electoral Registration in the one hundred and forty-one (141) Electoral Districts in Trinidad.

In accordance with the said Section 30, the Electoral Registration will be conducted in the various Registration Area Offices and the Registration Area Sub-Offices (as indicated in the advertisement hereunder) up to and including Wednesday 28^th June, 2023.

The purpose of the 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 have changed their addresses and have not yet notified the Registration Officer of such change of address;
• have been registered as electors and have changed their names because of marriage or otherwise, but their previous names appear on the Preliminary List of Electors; and
• have been registered as electors but their names do not appear on the Preliminary List of Electors.

During the period of Electoral Registration, business will be conducted at the Registration Area Offices and Registration Area Sub-Offices.

Monday to Friday     8:00a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saturday                      9:00a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Sunday                         9:00a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

It is important to note that at the close of business on Wednesday 28^th June, 2023, no further electoral registration or electoral registration related matters will be effected.

The Qualifying Date is Thursday 29^th June, 2023

TO VOTE IS YOUR RIGHT BUT YOU MUST BE REGISTERED

Commencement of Electoral Registration Local Government Elections 2023