Media Releases

The Elections and Boundaries Commission wishes to inform all persons who have applied to be treated as Special Electors for the 2021 Tobago House of Assembly Elections and Local Government Bye-Elections that Special Envelopes can be collected at the Registration Area Office as specified on their application form.

Registration Area Offices will be open for collection of these Special envelopes from Friday 15^th January, 2021 to Saturday 23^rd January, 2021 during the days and times as indicated hereunder:

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

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

Special Electors are reminded to provide their National Identification Card to facilitate the collection of Special Envelopes.

Collection of Special Envelopes 2021 THA and Local Gov’t Bye-Elections

The Elections and Boundaries Commission wishes to thank senior citizens for today’s overwhelming response to its invitation to attend its offices for the ‘walk-in’ service specifically for the renewal of expired national identification cards.

Sunday 10^th January, 2021, was the first of the ‘Walk-In’ Sundays at all EBC Registration Area Offices and Registration Area Sub-offices and despite the long lines of persons who availed themselves of this service, we were pleased for the opportunity to attend to all.

The full details of this Press Release are contained in this document.

Overwhelming response to EBC’s invitation to senior citizens’ to ‘walk-in’ on Sundays to renew their expired National Identification Cards

There were no reported incidents this Nomination Day. All accounts from Returning Officers for the upcoming 2021 Tobago House of Assembly Elections and 2021 Local Government Bye-Elections indicate “smooth sailing” as prospective candidates presented themselves at their respective offices to file nominations papers for the January 25^th polls.

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

Press Release from the EBC on the Close of Nomination Day 2021

Please be advised that the Revised List of Electors in respect of the 2021 Tobago House of Assembly Elections and the 2021 Local Government Bye-Elections has been posted for inspection at the same two (2) locations in each polling division, where the Preliminary List was posted.

For a comprehensive list of all the places where the Revised Lists are posted, please see this document.

Places where Revised List of Electors are posted

You can also view the Revised List of Electors for the upcoming elections by visiting the List of Electors page on our website.

The Elections and Boundaries Commission wishes to remind all political parties, individuals who propose to contest the 2021 TOBAGO HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY AND 2021 LOCAL GOVERNMENT BYE-ELECTIONS and the public that Nomination Day is today, MONDAY 4^TH JANUARY, 2021.

The Returning Officers will be in office during the hours 9: 00 a.m. – 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00.p.m.

for the purpose of receiving the nomination of any duly qualified candidate.

The opportunity is taken to inform all prospective candidates of Election Rule 23(6) of the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 2:01, which states:

A Returning Officer shall not recognize a candidate as a party candidate unless he has been informed on nomination day by the candidate in writing that he is a member of the party and this membership is confirmed by a list of party candidates supplied to the Returning Officer by the party of which he claims membership not later than nomination day.

Nomination Forms for the Tobago House of Assembly Elections are available here.

Nomination forms for the Local Government Bye-Elections are available here .

Nomination forms are also available at the offices of the respective Returning Officers and at the Central Electoral Office, Elections and Boundaries Commission – Scott House, 134-138 Frederick Street, Port of Spain.

The deadline for  submission of applications for persons eligible to be considered as Special Voters for the upcoming 2021 Tobago House of Assembly and Local Government Bye-Elections is Monday 4th January, 2021.

The public is hereby notified that Monday 4^th January, 2021 having been designated Nomination Day for the 2021 Tobago House of Assembly and Local Government Bye-Elections, the date and time fixed for the Preliminary Examination of Nomination Papers is, Monday 28^th December, 2021 between the hours of 9: 00 a.m. – 12:00.noon

Nomination Forms for the 2021 Tobago House of Assembly Elections are available here. Nomination Forms for the 2021 Local Government Bye-Elections are available here. These forms are also available at the offices of the respective Returning Officers and at the EBC’s Central Electoral Office, Scott House, 134- 138 Frederick Street, Port of Spain.

Interested persons are kindly requested to make use of this opportunity offered to them at the offices of the Returning Officers for their respective electoral district, to minimize the likelihood of difficulties on Nomination Day.

Preliminary Examination of Nomination Papers

Starting Monday December 21st, 2020 persons with expired National Identification Cards OR  ID cards that will expire by Thursday December 31st, 2020, can make an appointment through our CALL CENTRE ONLY for a renewal process that begins on Monday 4th January, 2021.

OUR CALL CENTRE NUMBERS ARE

• 785-7247
• 785-8572
• 491-6258
• 491-6432
• 786-0856
• 773-8962

Further details are outlined in this flyer:

APPOINTMENT TO RENEW EXPIRED ID CARDS 

The Elections and Boundaries Commission wishes to advise that all national identification cards issued by the Commission, which are currently expired or that will soon expire that these cards are valid until June 30^th, 2021.

This extension has become necessary to facilitate an anticipated increased level of renewals and the introduction of a new format identification card under new protocols, which are required for health and safety considerations under the current Pandemic situation. 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 a further extension to that, which was implemented earlier  this year.

The full details of this Press Release are found in this link.

Press Release – EBC further extends the validity of expired National Identification Cards

With the date for the Tobago House of Assembly Elections having been declared as Monday January 25^th 2021, Returning Officers were presented with their respective Writs, giving them the authority to conduct these elections on behalf of the Elections and Boundaries Commission.

Chairman of the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC), Mark Ramkerrysingh, in addressing the Returning Officers, reminded them of the importance of their role and the part they play in safeguarding our democracy.

For the story, please see the Press Release in this link

Returning Officers receive writs for THA elections