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…
Voter ID Cards Extended until 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has extended the validity of the Elector Registration Identification card (Voter ID) for a period of one year. This means that all ID cards which were originally set to expire on December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2019 will now be…
September 30 deadline for voters’ list registration
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The deadline for persons wanting to register for the next voters’ list is Monday, September 30. The next voters’ list will be published on November 30, 2019. Persons intending to have their name added to the voters’ list must apply at any Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ)…
Guyana Reaches out to ECJ for assistance
KINGSTON, Jamaica;The Guyana Electoral Commission (GECOM) is seeking the assistance of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) with finalizing the registration process for its electors. The Guyanese election management body has asked Jamaica for help with cross-matching the fingerprints of its newly registered electors ahead of their next general election.…