• 1. TYPES OF ELECTIONS
• 2. WHO CONDUCT
• 3. NOMINATION PROCEDURES
• 4. VOTING PROCEDURE

There are four types of Elections namely:

• General
• Municipal
• Village/Community Council
• Referendum

Appointment
The Chief Elections Officer monitors the conduct of elections before, during and after the polls. It is the Election Officers who conduct and manage the elections. All Election Officers are Senior Public Officers who are appointed by the Elections and Boundaries Commission through the Chief Elections Officer. An Election Officer must take an Oath of Office. Election Officers are:

• Returning Officers
• Election Clerks
• Presiding Officers
• Poll Clerks
• Counting Clerks

Role and Responsibility of Election Officers

General

The Returning Officer is the Chief Administrator in the conduct of elections. He/she is responsible to supervise all officers. The Election Clerk is the Assistant to the Returning Officer and can be called upon to perform the duties of the Returning Officer should the need arise. The Presiding Officer maintains full control of the Polling Station and is assisted by Poll Clerks. The Counting Clerk counts the votes under the guidance of the Returning Officer. The Returning Officer does not supervise Police Officers, but the Returning Officer can request the assistance of the Police to maintain law and order.

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Polling Agents and Candidates

Polling Agents are representatives of Candidates officially designated to witness the polling and counting processes on behalf of their Candidates at specific Polling and Counting Stations.

Each candidate deposits with the Government Treasury:

• For General Elections--$200.00
• For Municipal Elections--$25.00

The original receipt issued by the Government Treasury is to be shown to the Returning Officer. The Returning Officer receives nominations from all candidates of a constituency/municipality. The Returning Officer gives the nomination paper to the persons nominating.

For General Elections six persons whose names appear on the Voters' List sign the nomination form as witnesses for a candidate. The candidate assents to the nomination by signing on the nomination form. If at four o'clock in the afternoon only one candidate has been nominated for the seat to be filled, the Returning Officer declares such candidate to have been elected and certifies by endorsing the return of that candidate on Form 20 and returns the writ to the Chief Elections Officer for transmission to the Governor-General.

For Municipal Elections two persons whose names appear on the Voter's List sign the nomination form as witnesses to a candidate. The candidate assents to the nomination by signing on the nomination form. One hour is given for nomination-11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Who Can Vote
Only registered electors can vote in a Referendum, Municipal or General Election. An elector can vote with or without a Voters' Identification Card if his name appears on the Voters' List and/or has a Record Card in the binder. See the following examples.

1. A voter is not on the Voters' List but has a Record Card in the Binder; he is to be allowed to vote

2. A voter has an Identification Card, but is neither on the Voters' List nor in the Binder; he is not to allowed to vote

   6:00 a.m.

• Signs and Notices posted

  6:45 a.m.

• Examinations of ballot boxes
• Certified by Polling Agents and Other Witnesses

  7:00 a.m.

• Presiding Officer invites Electors to vote in an orderly fashion

  7:00 - 6:00 p.m.
  Each Elector is Verified

• Elector may vote with or without Voters' ID if on Voters' List or Record Card in Binder
• Name is announced

  Ballot Paper is Issued

• Presiding Officer initials ballot paper
• Hands Ballot Paper to Elector
• Elector shows forefinger of right hand-left hand if no right hand
• Dips forefinger to joint in indelible ink
• Poll Clerk marks name off the Voters' List

  Elector Votes

• Elector directed to voting booth
• Marks X
• Folds ballot to show initials but conceals vote
• Places in ballot box

  6:00 P.M.
  Close of Polls

• Presiding Officer announces closing of polls
• Police Officer steps behind the last Elector in line
• Closing and sealing of ballot box certified by agents and other witnesses
• Transportation of ballot boxes to Counting Station

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