Elections Department Updates On Voter Registration

THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS LISTER DUDLEY LEWIS HAS STATED THAT REGISTRATION OF VOTERS FOR THE 2016/17 ELECTORS REGISTER CONCLUDED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2015.

FOR THIS REISTRATION PROCESS AND TO ASSIST WITH INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ON THE 2016/17 ELECTORS REGISTER THE GOVERNMENT EXEMPTED FEES FOR DOCUMENTS THAT SUPPORTED THE ISSUE OF STATUS CARDS. THE FEE EXEMPTION COMMENCED SEPTEMBER 1ST AND ENDED NOVEMBER 30TH.

MR. LEWIS STATED; “THERE HAS BEEN A DRASTIC INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED TO COMPARE WITH PREVIOUS YEARS. HOWEVER, I WAS DISAPPOINTED WITH THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO APPLIED TO BE ADDED TO THE REGISTER AND WERE NOT ELIGIBLE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT IN POSSESSION OF TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER OR BELONGER STATUS OR SUBMITTED REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO THE MINISTRY OF BORDER CONTROL TO SUPPORT THER APPLICATIONS.”

“VOTER REGISTRATION IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS IS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS AND THE ELECTIONS OFFICE IN GRAND TURK AND PROVIDENCIALES ALSO DISTRICT COMMISSIONER’S OFFICES WILL CONTINUE TO ACCEPT REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS HOWEVER, ALL APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER NOVEMBER 30TH WILL BE RETAINED FOR THE 2017/18 ELECTORS REGISTER.”

PERSONS WILL BE ADDED TO THE 2016/17 REGISTER IF THEY FALL WITHIN THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES PROVIDED FOR QUALIFYING DATE:

PERSONS WHO AFTER NOVEMBER 30 BUT ON OR BEFORE THE DATE OF ELECTION, ATTAINS THE AGE OF 18, THE QUALIFYING DATE IS THE DATE HE OR SHE ATTAINS THE AGE OF 18.
PERSONS WHO, AFTER NOVEMBER 30 BUT ON OR BEFORE THE RELEVANT DATE IS GRANTED SATUS OF TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSTITUTION THE RELEVANT DATE IS THE DATE TE PERSON IS GRANTED TCI STATUS PROVIDED THE GRANTING OF THE STATUS IS NOT LESS THAN 30 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF ELECTIONS.

THE FOLLOWING IS REGISTRATION APPLICATION STATISTICAL INFORMATION FROM SEPTEMBER 1ST TO NOVEMBER 30TH 2015.