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Notice of Taking a Poll for the 2020 Parliamentary Elections (REVISED)
For a full listing of all the candidates contesting the 2020 Parliamentary Elections by constituency; the addresses and occupation of these candidates, as well as the addresses of the polling stations, please refer to our NOTICE OF TAKING A POLL for the 2020 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION publication.
July 27, 2020
Data on the Electorate for the 2020 Parliamentary Elections
There are 1,134,136 registered electors who will be eligible to cast their vote in the August 10th, 2020 Parliamentary Elections.
For a breakdown of the electorate by constituency or electoral district, as it is referred to at the Elections and Boundaries Commission, please see the information in this link.
ELECTORATE BY ELECTORAL DISTRICT
For the electorate by polling division in each electoral disctrict, this information can be found here:
July 23, 2020
Is your name on the Revised List of Electors?
The Revised List of Electors is out. Remember, your name MUST be on the Revised List of Electors to be eligible to vote in the August 10, 2020 Parliamentary Elections.
For a full lissitng of all the places by constituency where these lists are posted, you can download the document in this link.
POSTING OF REVISED LIST OF ELECTORS 2020
Places where the Revised List of Electors are posted
Or you can search online at https://ebctt.com/electoral-process/list-of-electors/
Polling Day Guidelines for Polling Agents
Polling Agents are essential stakeholders in the election process. It is therefore crticial in the role of an appointed polling agent that this person seeks the interest of his/her candidate. The only way to successfully do this is to become familiar with the activities that take place in a polling station.
This guideline has been prepared in accordane with the Election Rules and is designed to help all appointed polling agents in their preparation. The Appointment of Polling Agent form is also included.
July 22, 2020
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
Addresses for the Offices of the Returning Officers for the 2020 Parliamentary Elections
July 13, 2020
REMINDER – the coundown is on for applications to vote as a Special Elector for the 2020 Parliamentary Elections
The Elections and Boundaries Commission is currently processing applications from persons eligible to be treated as Special Electors for the 2020 Parliamentary Elections.
The deadline for submission is Friday 17th July, 2020. For more information on where to collect and submit application forms, please see the information flyer in this link.
Reminder – July 17, 2020 is Nomination Day
Nomination Day is July 17th 2020. Nomination Day is a very important day in any given election because after prospective candidates file their nomiation papers and these papers have been validated by the respective Returning Officer, their candidacy is confirmed.
The Elections and Boundaries Commission wishes to remind all political parties, individuals who propose to contest the 2020 Parliamentary Elections and the public that on Nomination Day, the offices of the Returning Officers will be open for receiving the nomination of duly qualified candidates from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
For further information, please see the details in the link below.
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
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