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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 full Press Release in this link.
19 political parties to contest August 10 polls
July 18, 2020
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 the seventh day preceeding nomination day, the Returning Officer shall attend, at a place fixed for the nomination of candidates, between the hours of nine o’clock in the morning and twelve noon for the purpose of receiving for scrutiny from any candidate or his agent the documents which are required by these Rules to be tendered or delivered on nomination day to the Returning Officer by or on behalf of a candidate for the purpose of his nomination.
The requirements for the procedure for filing nomination papers are outlined in the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 2:01, Election Rules 6-13.
July 9, 2020
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 election
July 8, 2020
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 was an interactive exercise with the forty-one Returning Officers and included a team of officials from the Ministry of Health, led by the Principal Medical Officer Epidemiology (PMOE).
For more information on this event, please see the full Press Release in this link.
EBC stages mock polling station
Health Inspector and EBC Staff at the Mock Polling Station Simulation
Officials from the Ministry of Health and EBC Staff participate in the Polling Station simulation exercise
Re-opening of EBC’s Offices
The Elections and Boundaries Commission advises that ALL its Registration Offices and Registration Sub-offices, which were closed to the public due to the Government’s Stay at Home Order, will re-open and resume operations on Monday, June 8, 2020.
For further information, please see the details in the Press Release in this link:
May 31, 2020
Extension of validity of national identification cards
The Elections and Boundaries Commission wishes to advise that ALL identification cards issued by the Commission that have ALREADY EXPIRED as well as those due to expire in 2020, shall be valid until December 31, 2020.
For more details, please see the information in the flyer in the link below.
April 17, 2020
Temporary Closure of Offices (Extended)
The public is advised that ALL Registration Area Offices and Registration Area Sub-offices remain temporarily closed to the public until April 30, 2020.
We do apologize for the inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
For further details please see the information in the flyer below.
April 14, 2020
Temporary Closure of Offices
The public is hereby advised that ALL offices of the Elections and Boundaries Commission will be closed from Tuesday, March 31, 2020 to Wednesday, April 15, 2020.
We do apologize for any inconvenience that this disruption to our normal service may cause but this measure has become necessary in the interest of public safety and in accordance with The Public Health (2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (2019-nCoV) (No.4) REGULATIONS, 2020.
Please find attached for your general information, both the advertisement published in the press and Legal Notice 61 of 2020
March 31, 2020
Notice of Closure of our Offices for Carnival 2020
The public is advised that our offices will be closed on Monday, February 24, 2020 and Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Business operations will resume on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.
Please see the details in the flyer below for more information
February 20, 2020
The Preliminary Results of the 2019 Local Government Elections
These are the preliminary results for the 2019 Local Government Elections.
With an electorate of 1,079,976 in 139 electoral districts in Trinidad, there was a voter turn-out of 34.49%.
For more information, please see the full Press Release.
Press Release EBC – Preliminary Results of the 2019 Local Government Elections
December 4, 2019