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.…
EOJ Ready for Clarendon South East Nomination Day
KINGSTON, Jamaica; The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is fully prepared to receive nominations of candidates for the by-election in the constituency of Clarendon South Eastern. Nomination will take place on Wednesday, February 12 from 10:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. at the Vere Technical High School. Nomination Procedures On nomination day,…
ECJ Registers Third Political Party
KINGSTON, Jamaica; The United Independents’ Congress (UIC), having satisfied the requirements of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act 2016, has been certified by the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) as Jamaica’s third registered political party. The UIC, based in Bogue, St. Elizabeth is led by Mr. Joseph Patterson. Honourable…
EOJ Officials to Observe Dominica Elections
KINGSTON, Jamaica; Two officials from the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) will join the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Election Observation Mission to the General Elections in Dominica scheduled for Friday, December 6. Andrew Smith and Rohan Porter, Regional Managers in the Field Operations Department of the EOJ, will observe the elections…
No immediate cut-off date, no fees for ID card renewal
KINGSTON, Jamaica; The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) wishes to remind the public that the Voter ID card renewal process is FREE of cost and will continue into the year 2020. All electors, businesses and government agencies are also being reminded that current Voter ID cards will be valid until…
Clarification of Gleaner article published December 1, 2019 entitled 24,000 new voters now in position to help determine next government, specifically the section on DUPLICATES REMOVED
Duplicate registration refers to an attempt to register a second time; it does NOT mean that a person is registered on the Voters’ List twice. This situation occurs when an individual who is already on the Voters’ List applies to be registered again, whether in the same constituency or a…
Over 71,000 dead electors removed from Voters’ List
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The names of 71,529 dead electors have been removed from the Voters’ List published on November 30, 2019. This represents the largest number of electors removed from the Voters’ List in recent times, compared to 31,262 in May 2013, 46,528 removed in June 2006 and 16,584 in…
ECJ to Participate in Training on Voter Participation
KINGSTON, Jamaica – In light of the troubling decline in voter turnout in Jamaica’s elections, the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) will participate in a global training programme on ways to engage young and future voters in the electoral process. Three staff members of the ECJ will embark on the…