KINGSTON, Jamaica; The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) wishes to advise the public that all Voter ID Card Renewal Centres will be closed from Friday, March 13, 2020 at 3:00pm until further notice. The decision was taken in light of the Ministry of Health’s announcement of confirmed cases of the…
Final Count for Clarendon South Eastern By-election
KINGSTON, Jamaica; The final count for the by-election in the constituency of Clarendon South Eastern began on Tuesday, March 3 and concluded on Wednesday, March 4. The final results are as follows: Party Candidate Votes Received % of Total Votes Cast Rejected Ballots Total Votes Cast Total # on…
Preliminary Results for Clarendon South Eastern By-election
CLARENDON, Jamaica; The preliminary counting of ballots for the by-election in the Clarendon South Eastern constituency is complete. The results are as follows: Cnstituency Candidate Political Party # of votes Clarendon South Eastern Pearnel Charles Jr JLP 6845 Dereck Lambert IND 738 The voter turnout was…
Voter Turnout up to 3pm for Clarendon South Eastern By-election
CLARENDON, Jamaica; The voter turnout up to 3:00pm for the Clarendon South Eastern by-election is 15.01%. Comparatively, the voter turnout in the constituency at 3:00pm for the February 25, 2016 General Election was 41.46%. The polls are scheduled to close at 5:00pm.
Breaking News: “Unauthorized Observers”
CLARENDON, Jamaica; It has been brought to the attention of the Election Centre that unauthorized individuals clad in white shirts with the word ‘OBSERVER’ printed on the back have been seen at voting locations interfering with potential voters in the Clarendon South Eastern constituency. The Election Centre is advising…
Voter Turnout up to 11am for Clarendon South Eastern By-election
MAY PEN, Clarendon; The voter turnout up to 11:00am for the Clarendon South Eastern by-election was 8.08%. Comparatively, the voter turnout in the constituency at 11:00am for the February 25, 2016 General Election was 17.12%. Voting continues in 135 polling stations across the constituency with polls scheduled to close…
Response to Same Name, Twice on Voters’ List
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has been advised of concerns in the public space concerning the same name of electors appearing on the voters’ list twice, in particular two electors by the name of Robert Nesta Morgan. The ECJ’s investigations revealed that they are two separate…
Two Candidates Nominated for Clarendon South Eastern By-election
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two candidates were duly nominated today, Wednesday, February 12, 2020 to contest the by-election in the Clarendon South Eastern constituency, scheduled for March 2. Independent candidate Dereck Lambert was nominated at 11:04am while Pearnel Charles Jr was nominated at 12:55pm as the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) representative.…