Candidates who contested the local government elections last November have until the end of today to file their election expenses with the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) or face sanctions. Read more at jamaica-gleaner.com
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23,600 names added to new voters’ list – ECJ
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A total of 23,600 names have been added to the November 30, 2016, voters’ list which was published on December 31, 2016, the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) is reporting. Read more at jamaicaobserver.com
Payment for election day workers commences EOJ
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has commenced payments for Election Day Workers who served in the recent local government elections. Read more at jamaicaobserver.com
‘We Will Not Compromise’
The following are excerpts of a speech by the chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica, Dorothy Pine-McLarty, at a recent breakfast forum in Kingston: We at the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) and the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) are delighted that you have carved out time from your…
‘Democracy Passport’ Key To Electoral Participation
Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), Dorothy Pine-McLarty, has hailed Wednesday’s launch of Jamaica’s first ‘Democracy Passport’ as essential to help develop a higher level of interest in community and electoral participation. The following are excerpts from Pine-McLarty’s speech during the launch at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in…
ECJ Engages Church
The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) and the Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches (JUGC) met recently to discuss ways in which members of the clergy and the Christian community can play a greater role in the democratic process. Read more at jamaica-gleaner.com
Delayed Distribution of Voter ID Cards
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The printing of the Voter Identification Cards for the 26,259 electors added to the May 31, 2016 voters’ list will be delayed. The Electoral Office of Jamaica is reporting that the card production equipment recently started malfunctioning, resulting in a delay in the printing process. “We are experiencing…
Jamaica seeks to improve death registration rate
Despite the law mandating that the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) relay all registered deaths to the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), over 200,000 names on the voters’ list are speculated to be of dead or migrated individuals. Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act mandates that the RGD…