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…
Director of Elections appeals to Employers for Election Day Workers
KINGSTON, Jamaica; Several persons who have been selected to serve as Election Day Workers in the upcoming Local Government Elections have been withdrawing from Election duties. This is as a result of being denied permission from their employers to perform the civic duty. Director of Elections, Orrette Fisher, is appealing…
Independent candidate withdraws from Local Gov’t Elections
KINGSTON, Jamaica; Marlon Mitchell, the independent candidate for the Bellefield Division in Manchester Central has formally withdrawn his candidacy from the 2016 Local Government Elections. The candidate, who was duly nominated on November 11, has written to the Returning Officer for the Electoral Division, indicating his wish to be removed from…
489 Candidates Nominated for Local Government Elections
KINGSTON, Jamaica; A total of 489 candidates were nominated to contest the Local Government Elections scheduled for November 28. This includes 487 candidates vying for seats in the 228 Electoral Divisions island-wide and two candidates for the seat of Mayor in the Municipal Election in Portmore. Both the Jamaica Labour…
EOJ Intensifies Preparations for Local Gov’t Elections
KINGSTON, Jamaica; In light of the announcement that the Local Government Elections will be held on Monday, November 28, the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has intensified preparations for the polls. While the timeframe given to complete these preparations is far less than ideal, the EOJ is in a reasonable…
May 2016 Voters List published with 26, 259 more names
KINGSTON, JAMAICA – The May 2016 voters’ list was published on Tuesday, May 31 with a total of 1,849,012 registered electors. A total of 26, 259 new names have been added to the list while 1, 657 names were removed. This represents a net increase of 24, 600 over the…