Providenciales, TCI, November 8, 2016 – The Candidates Nomination Pack for Turks and Caicos Islands general election schedule for December 15, 2016 has been launched by the Supervisor of Elections Lister Dudley Lewis on Friday November 4, 2016.
The pack contains all the various items that every candidate or political party will need to complete to ensure that they are correctly nominated and that they have met all of the necessary legal requirements to allow them to stand for election.
It includes detailed guidance notes about these requirements and a helpful checklist so that candidates can ensure that their nomination paper has been properly completed, including all of the other required forms that must be submitted to either the Returning Officer or the Supervisor of Elections.
According to the election timetable, the Governor has issued the formal Writ for election on Monday 31st October, 2016 and the published notice for nomination day is November 18th 2016.
Candidates must submit their nominations at the venues specified in the notices between the hours of 10am and 1pm and then 2pm and 4pm on Nomination day. All nominations have to be made by that last time stipulated. The list of Candidates for each electoral district and for the All Island district nominated will be published no later than November 19, 2016.
Mr. Lewis stated; “Although many people have come forward and said that it is their intention to stand for election, they cannot do so unless they have met all the requirements stated in the nomination pack and they submit the correctly completed application by the deadline and pay the required deposit of $500.00.”
The nomination pack can be obtained from the elections office in Grand Turk or Providenciales. Any questions about the nomination pack should be directed to the Elections Office Woodville Court, Pond Street Grand Turk or call Telephone 649-338-2302 or 649-2558.
Lister Dudley Lewis
Supervisor of Elections
