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The Elections and Boundaries Commission is advising that the Special Polling Station established by the Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Debe South, in accordance with Election Rule 73(1) of the Representation of the People Act, Chap. 2:01 will function from MONDAY 31ST JANUARY, 2022 to SUNDAY 6TH FEBRUARY, 2022 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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The public is advised of the temporary closure of the Elections and Boundaries Commission’s (EBC’s) Registration Area Office for Chaguanas and its Registration Area Office for Tabaquite/Talparo, both located on Mulchan Seuchan Road, Chaguanas on Monday 24th January, 2022. These offices will be closed for sanitization.

All persons with confirmed appointments for these Registration Area Offices tomorrow, Monday 24th January, 2022 will be contacted to have their appointments rescheduled.

The EBC apologizes for any inconvenience that the temporary closure of these offices may cause, but gives the assurance that it is in the interest of public health and safety.

Normal operations at these Registration Area offices will resume on Tuesday 25th January, 2022.

Nomination Day for the Debe South Local Government Bye-Election ended with three candidates having filed nomination papers to contest the polls.

The People’s National Movement (PNM), the Progressive Empowerment Party (PEP) and the United National Congress (UNC) are the only political parties fielding candidates for these upcoming elections.  There will be no independent candidates vying for this seat.

The candidates are:

• LORENZO RODNEY SAMMY – (PEP)
• KHEMRAJ SUNIL SEECHARAN – (UNC)
• JUDY SOOKDEO – (PNM)

The electorate for this upcoming Bye-Election is 7,124. The Local Government Bye- Election in the Electoral District of Debe South will be held on February 7, 2022.

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

The Election and Boundaries Commission advises that the REVISED LIST in respect of the Debe South Local Government Bye-Election has been posted in the same two (2) locations in each polling division where the Preliminary List was posted.

Revised List of Electors

Persons in State Quarantine who are eligible to vote in the February 7, 2022 Debe South Local Government Bye-Election, can apply to be treated as a Special Elector.

Interested perons can apply to the Commission to be treated as a Special Elector through the EBC’s Portal at https://portal.ebctt.com/

The Deadline date for the submission of applications in Monday 17th January, 2022

For a full listing of persons eligbile to be treated as a Special Elector, please see our advertisement, which was also published in the Press.

Application to be Treated as a Special Elector (Quarantine)

The Elections and Boundaries Commission wishes to advise the public that effective immediately, its Registration Area Offices and Sub-offices will be open on Saturdays starting January 15, 2022 to March 31, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. by appointment, only for the renewal of expired identification cards.

In addition to its weekly appointment availability, persons with expired identification cards are encouraged to use the EBC’s Online Portal to secure an appointment on any Saturday from January 15 – March 31, 2022. During this period only transactions related to the renewal of expired identification cards will be facilitated. It is hoped that persons who were not able to secure an appointment to renew their expired identification cards before the December 31, 2021 extension ended, will avail themselves of this opportunity.

On January 10, 2022 the EBC extended the validity of all expired identification cards to March 31, 2022, however, persons are strongly encouraged to make appointments to have their ID cards renewed.

Please visit the EBC’s Online Portal, to make an appointment at https://appointments.ebctt.com

The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) is advising the public that all identification cards issued by the Commission, which are currently expired or due to expire, will now be valid until March 31, 2022.

The extension of the expiry date of identification cards is instituted in accordance with Registration Rules 31(5) and (6) of the Representation of the People Act, Chap. 2:01 and is a further extension to that which ended on December 31, 2021.

This additional extension has become necessary, largely as a result of the ongoing requirements of public health regulations and its effects on the Commission’s operations and will:

• Facilitate those persons who were unable to make an appointment to renew their expired ID cards before the December 31, 2021 extension deadline.
• Manage the number of persons visiting our offices to ensure health and safety considerations under the current Pandemic.

The EBC is mindful that there are institutions and agencies, which appear not to have been aware of the previous legally implemented extensions and have refused to accept these ID cards. The EBC reminds all persons that these ID cards are valid and should be accepted when presented by the public.

The EBC reminds the public that as of September 2021 all transactions, with the exception of the collection of ID cards, require an appointment. Appointments can be made at the EBC’s online appointment system here.

EBC extends the validity of identification cards to March 31, 2022

These are the relevant forms required for all persons involved in the nomination of a candidate for an election as a Councillor of the Council of the Regional Corporation of PENAL/DEBE for the Electoral District of DEBE SOUTH.

Form 37

Form 38

Form 41

Form 42

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 January 7^th 2022 as the date for the commencement of an Electoral Registration in the Electoral District of Debe South.

In accordance with said Section 30 and Registration Rules 52 and 53, the Electoral Registration will be conducted at the Registration Area Office for San Fernando and Penal/Debe and the Registration Area Sub-Office for Penal/Debe during the period January 7^th to 15^th, 2022.

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 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 the days and hours of operation, as well as the address/location of our Registration Area Office and Registration Area Sub-Office, please see the advertisement in this link

Commencement of Electoral Registration

You can apply to be treated as a Special Elector for the February 7, 2022 Local Government Bye-Election in the Electoral District of Debe South.

To be treated as a Special Elector or Special Voter, you must fall into at least one (1) of the categories as specified in Election Rule 59 of the Representation of the People Act, Chap 2:01.

For a full listing of the categories of persons eligible to be treated as a Special Elector and the period for applying to be so treated, please see the advertisement in the Press and found in the link posted below. We have also included for you ease of access, the application form, Form A-23.

To be considered, your completed application form must be delivered by the DEADLINE DATE to:

• The Returning Officer’s Office*
• The Office of the Chief Election Officer*
• The Registration Office for San Fernando and Penal/Debe OR the Registration Sub-offie for Penal/Debe*

*(the addresses are found in the advertisement posted below)

APPLICATION TO VOTE AS A SPECIAL ELECTOR 

Form A-23 Application to vote as special elector