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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

The public is hereby notified that Monday  26^th June, 2023 having been designated NOMINATION DAY for the Local Government Elections, the date and time fixed for the Preliminary Examination of Nomination Papers is:

Tuesday 20^th June, 2023

between the hours of

9: 00 a.m. – 12:00.noon

Nomination Forms are available HERE.

Or

• At the office of the respective Returning Officer; 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 office of the Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Debe South to minimize the likelihood of difficulties on Nomination Day.

The Elections and Boundaries Commission wishes to notify the public that the Office of the Returning Officer for the Electoral Districts of Blanchisseuse/Santa Rosa and Wallerfield/La Horquetta in the Local Government Elections 2023, has been relocated.

REGIONAL CORPORATION OF TUNAPUNA/PIARCO

Mrs. Daphne Moore

Returning Officer for the Electoral Districts of Blanchisseuse/Santa Rosa and Wallerfield/La Horquetta

is now located at the

Santa Rosa Government Primary School,

Shaddock Circular,

Santa Rosa,

ARIMA

Formerly located at the La Horquetta Regional Complex, Marjorie Padmore Avenue, Phase 2, La Horquetta.

The Commission requests all relevant partiers to be mindful of this change and apologizes for any inconvenience caused.

The Elections and Boundaries Commission wishes to notify the public that the Office of the Returning Officer for the Electoral Districts of St. Ann’s/Cascade/Mon Repos West and St. Barbs/Chinapoo in the Local Government Elections 2023, has been relocated.

REGIONAL CORPORATION OF SAN JUAN/LAVENTILLE

Mr. Colin Geoffrey Thompson

Returning Officer for the Electoral Districts of St. Ann’s/Cascade/Mon Repos West and St. Barbs/Chinapoo is now located at

TTMA Building

42 Tenth Avenue

Barataria

The Elections and Boundaries Commission wishes to advise the public of the closure of its Registration Area Offices for Chaguanas and Tabaquite/Talparo, both located at 47 Mulchan Seuchan Road, Chaguanas on Friday 16th June, 2023.

This closure has become necessary to address an electrical issue.

The Commission apologizes for any inconvenience this closure may cause and advises that normal operations at these two offices, will resume on Tuesday 20th June, 2023.

The Elections and Boundaries Commission wishes to notify the public that the Offices of the Returning Officer for the Electoral Districts of Bon Air/Arouca/Cane Farm and Five Rivers and the Office for the Returning Officer for the Electoral Districts of Malabar North/Malabar South/Tumpuna in the Local Government Elections 2023, have been relocated.

Ms. Sharon Taitt-Foncette

Returning Officer for the Electoral Districts of Bon Air/Arouca/Cane Farm and Five Rivers

c/o Therlock Co. Ltd.

Lot 1 Orange Grove Road

Trincity

Formerly located at 244 Eastern Main Road, Cane Farm, Arouca

and

Ms. Sheelah Inniss

Returning Officer for the Electoral Districts of Malabar North/Malabar South/Tumpuna

Malabar Phase IV Community Centre

Holly Betaudier Place, Malabar Phase 4, Arima

Formerly located at Arima New Government Primary School, Buena Vista Boulevard, Arima

The Commission requests all relevant parties to be mindful of this change and apologizes for any inconvenience caused.

Changes in Address of Returning Officers

The Elections and Boundaries Commission wishes to remind all political parties, individuals who propose to contest the Local Government Elections, 2023 and the public that Nomination Day is Monday 26^th June, 2023

The Returning Officers will be in office during the hours 9: 00 am – 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 that Election Rule 23(6) of the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 2:01 stipulates the required documentation that a party candidate must submit to the Returning Officer on Nomination Day, i.e.,

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 are 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 but can also be found here for your ease of reference:

Form No 37 

Form 38

Form 41

Form 42 

The fifty-five persons who have been appointed to serve as Returning Officers for the August 14, 2023 Local Government Elections were presented with Writs of Election, issued by the President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, giving them the authority to cause a poll to be taken in their respective electoral districts on behalf of the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC).

In her Opening Remarks to the Returning Officers and some prospective Election Clerks, Mrs. Fern Narcis-Scope, Chief Election Officer thanked the attendees for their commitment to civic duty and reminded them of the importance of transparency and integrity in building the public’s trust and confidence in the electoral process in support of fair and free elections.

Please read the full press release here

RETURNING OFFICERS RECEIVE THEIR WRITS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS 2023

The public is advised that the processing of applications from persons eligible to be treated as Special Electors for the upcoming Local Government Elections of Monday 14^th August, 2023 has begun.

The deadline for the submission of applications is Monday 26^th June, 2023

THE CATEGORIES OF PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO BE CONSIDERED SPECIAL ELECTORS ARE LISTED HEREUNDER FOR YOUR GENERAL INFORMATION:

(a) a member of the Police Service, of the Special Reserve Police established under the Special Reserve Police Act, or of the Estate Police established under the Supplemental Police Act;

(b) a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force;

(ba) member of the Prison Service;

(c) a member of the Commission, the Chief Election Officer, the Deputy Chief Election Officer and the Assistant Chief Election Officer;

(d) the Returning Officer of an electoral district other than that in which he is registered for the purpose of the election;

(e) a Presiding Officer, a Deputy Presiding Officer or a Poll Clerk;

(f) a Polling Agent;

(g) a candidate or the husband or wife of a candidate for an electoral district other than that in which he is registered for the purpose of the election;

(h) an election agent or sub-agent, who is registered for the purposes of the  election in an electoral district other than that of his candidate;

(i) an elector who is unable or likely to be unable to go in person to the polling station at which he is entitled to vote unless he travels between Trinidad and Tobago;

(j) an elector who is unable or likely to be unable to go in person to the polling station at which he is entitled to vote by reason of being-

(i) a patient in a public hospital, or in a private hospital approved by the Commission, or an inmate in a public institution; or

(ii) a prisoner within the meaning of that expression in Section 2 of the Prisons Act.

(k) a member of the flight crew of an aircraft;

(l) a person engaged in offshore petroleum operations, or

(m) any other person or member of any organisation as the Commission sees fit.

Any eligible person who wishes to vote as a Special Elector, must ensure that his/her application on the Form No. A-23 is submitted either to:

1. Any EBC Registration Area Office or Sub-Office OR
2. to the Returning Officer for his/her electoral district at their office by the closing date of Monday 26^th June, 2023.

Form A-23, the relevant application form, is found hereunder for your ease of applying

Form A-23 Application to vote as special elector Updated

In accordance with Election Rule (4) (1) of the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 2:01, the Returning Officer shall within two days after the receipt of the writ of election or within two days after he has been notified by the Chief Election Officer, whichever may be the sooner, and not less than twelve days clear before the day fixed by the writ as nomination day

1. publish in the Gazette and in at least one newspaper election notices in the form set out as Form No. 35 in the Prescribed Form Rules;
2. cause copies of the notices to be posted at his office and a such other places in the electoral district as he may deem necessary.

The Election Notices for the  Local Government Elections of August 14th, 2023 are hereby listed for your information.

Notices of Election for the Local Government Elections 2023