KINGSTON, Jamaica; The preliminary results from the Greater Portmore North by-election on March 27, 2017 indicate that the People’s National Party (PNP) candidate Gary Nicholson won the election, having received 2,105 votes. The candidate for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Ann Marie Lewis polled 993 votes. The overall voter turnout was…
March 31 deadline for Voters’ List Registration
KINGSTON, JAMIACA – The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is reminding individuals that the deadline to register for the next voters’ list is Friday, March 31, 2017. Persons intending to have their name added to this list, which will be published on May 31, 2017, must complete the application process at…
23,600 names added to Voters List
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The November 30, 2016 voters’ list was published on December 31, 2016 with a total of 1,870,245 registered electors. A total of 23,600 names have been added to the list while 2,367 names were removed. This represents a net increase of 21,233 over the 1,849,012 names on the…
Payment for Election Day Workers Commences
KINGSTON, Jamaica; The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) earlier today commenced payments for Election Day Workers who served in the recent Local Government Elections. These include Presiding Officers, Poll Clerks, Supervisors, Polling Station Security Assistants and Indoor Agents. The disbursements are being carried out at the EOJ constituency offices island-wide…
Final Counts Completed for Local Govt Elections EOJ summoned to three Magisterial Recounts
KINGSTON, Jamaica; The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) completed the final counting of ballots for the mayoral elections in the Municipality of Portmore on Friday, December 2. This concludes the final counting of votes for the Local Government Elections held on November 28. The EOJ has been summoned to three…
Local Govt Election final count underway
KINGSTON, Jamaica; The final counting of votes for the Local Government Elections begins today, November 29 at designated counting centres island-wide. The Electoral Office of Jamaica is reporting a 30 percent voter turnout for the November 28 polls which took place in 7,050 polling stations across the island. Director of Elections…
Forty-one percent turnout for special services voters
KINGSTON, Jamaica; The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) on Saturday, November 26, completed the sorting of ballots for special services voting for the Local Government Elections. The sorting of these ballots indicates that 41 percent of the total police, military and Election Day worker voting population cast their ballots at…
Voters allowed time-off to vote on Election Day
KINGSTON, Jamaica; Registered voters who intend to cast their ballots in the upcoming Local Government Election are entitled to three hours’ time-off from work on Election Day. The three hours’ time-off to vote is in addition to the usual lunch hour. The law however does not apply to persons who…