Media Releases

The Elections and Boundaries Commission is required by law, as laid out in Election Rule 4(1) (a) of the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 2:01 to publish in the Gazette and at least one (1) newspaper, the election notices in the form set out as Form No. 35 in the Prescribed Form Rules.

Please find in the following link, the Notices of Election for the upcoming Tobago House of Assembly Elections.

Notices of Election for the THA Elections, December 6 2021 

The public is advised that the processing of applications from persons eligible to be treated as Special Electors for the upcoming 2021 Tobago House of Assembly Elections starts ton Monday 18^th October, 2021 and ends on Monday 15^th November, 2021.

Not sure if you qualify to be treated as a Special Voter? The full listing of the categories of persons eligible to be considered as Special Electors in any election can be found in this publication, which was also published in the Press.

APPLICATION TO VOTE AS A SPECIAL ELECTOR

Additionally, we have also added for your ease of application to be treated as a Special Voter, Form A-23, which you will be required to fill, both front and back/reverse.

Form A-23 Application to vote as Special Elector

The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) wishes to advise the public of the temporary closure of its Registration Area Office for Point Fortin, located at 28 Canaan Road, Point Fortin this afternoon for sanitization. This Office will remain closed to the public until further advised.

All persons with confirmed appointments for this specific Registration Office between will be contacted to have their appointments rescheduled.

The EBC apologizes for the inconvenience that this temporary closure at our Point Fortin Registration Area Office may cause and gives the assurance that all is being done in the interest of public health and safety.

Notice will be given on the resumption of normal operations at this office.

Temporary Closure of Point Fortin Registration Area Office

The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) is pleased to announce the resumption of its service to the public at all its eighteen (18) Registration Area Offices and sub offices in both Trinidad and Tobago.

A new online Appointment System Portal is available at https://appointments.ebctt.com to facilitate the following transactions:

• Application for the first time for a national Identification (ID) card
• Renewal of expired ID cards
• Replacement of lost or stolen ID cards
• Change of name and /or address on ID card

For further information on making an appointment, please visit the EBC’s website at www.ebctt.com.

The full details of this Press Release can be found here:

Press Release EBC services available via new Appointment System Portal

The Elections and Boundaries Commission is pleased to advise that ALL our Registration Area Offices and Registration Area Sub-Offices will re-open to the public, for LIMITED SERVICES, on Monday 5th July, 2021.

At this time the following services ONLY will be available:

• Collection of ID cards, for example, if you previously applied for an ID card, a first-time issue, a renewal or a replacement ID card and you are coming to collect.
• Replacement of lost/stolen ID cards. If you have lost your ID card and you need to apply for a replacement ID card.

AT THIS TIME NO OTHER TRANSACTIONS ARE BEING FACILITATED.

Please be reminded that ALL Covid-19 protocols must be adhered to whilst visitng our offices. All persons must wear a mask covering BOTH the nose and mouth. You must sanitize your hands before entering our offices and you must maintain physical distancing.

We thank you for your usual cooperation as we continue to be of service to you.

The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) wishes to advise the public that its Registration Area Office of San Juan, located at 125, Eastern Main Road, Barataria, will be closed on Thursday 22nd July and Friday 23rd July, 2021 for sanitization.

This office will re-open to the public on Monday 26^th July, 2021 for the previously advertised limited services of collection of ID cards and for the replacement of lost/stolen ID cards.

The EBC apologizes for any inconvenience that the temporary closure of this office may cause and gives the public the assurance that all is being done in the interest of public health and safety.

Temporary closure of the EBC’s Registration Area Office of San Juan

The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) advises of the temporary closure of all its offices on Tuesday 20^th July, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. on this day only.

The EBC apologizes for any inconvenience that this closure may cause. Normal operations will resume on Wednesday 21^st July, 2021 at all offices.

Temporary closure of all EBC’s offices on Tuesday July 20th, 2021

The Board of Commissioners and Staff of the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) mourns the passing of Dr. Noel Kalicharan, who served with distinction as a Commissioner of the organization since 2008.

As a pioneer in the field of Computer Science in Trinidad and Tobago, “Dr. K” as he was affectionately called by all at the EBC, played a pivotal role in many of the information technology aspects utilized at the EBC today.

Dr. Kalicharan was a simple man. It was his simplicity that made him so well loved and respected. He was known for his vivacious, frank and outspoken manner. He had a clinical eye for detail and his keen analysis added immense value to the Commission, on which he served for thirteen years, until his passing.

As the Chair of the EBC’s Information Technology Steering Committee, Dr. Kalicharan contributed greatly to the development of policies, incorporating international best practice in electoral management information systems. He also had a key role in the design of the EBC’s new national identification card, which utilizes global state of the art security features.

Dr. Kalicharan was serving a third term as a Commissioner of the EBC at the time of his passing. He represented Trinidad and Tobago on CARICOM Observer Missions to Guyana on more than one occasion, the Dominican Republic, Bahamas and St. Kitts and Nevis. Dr. Kalicharan represented the EBC at the Ninth Inter-American Meeting of Electoral Management Bodies in Lima, Peru in 2014 as well as the Thirteenth Inter-American Meeting of Electoral Authorities, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2018.

His invaluable contributions to the work of the EBC will never be forgotten.

The Board of Commissioners, Management and Staff of the Elections and Boundaries Commission, extend our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Noel Kalicharan.

The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) wishes to advise that all identification cards issued by the Commission, which are currently expired or due to expire in 2021, will now be valid until December 31, 2021.

This 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, Chapter 2:01 and is yet, a further extension to that, which was implemented in December, 2020.

For the full Press Release, please open this link.

Further Extension to the validity of ID cards due to temporary closure of EBC’s Offices 

In accordance with the Covid-19 restriction measures stated by the Prime Minister in his Press Briefing today, the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) will close all its Registration Area Offices, effective immediately and reopen to the public on May 24, 2021.

Whilst the EBC realizes the inconvenience that the closure of our offices will cause the decision was taken in the interest of public health and safety. The EBC remains resolute to its commitment to all its stakeholders in the fight against the spread of this virus.

Press Release – EBC closes all its Registration Area offices.