G.G. Issues Writ of Election for Toledo East By-Election

Governor General Froyla Tzalam has issued a Writ of Election for holding a by-election for the Toledo East Electoral Division. The writ notes that the day appointed for the nomination of candidates is Tuesday, July second. As Prime Minister John Briceño has announced, the by-election will take place on Wednesday, July seventeenth. The Representation of the People Act states that “the persons entitled to vote at the election of a divisional representative must be persons whose names appear on the register for that division, as existing on the Nomination Day. According to the Elections and Boundaries Department, the cut-off-date for persons wishing to be registered as electors and who wish to vote in the upcoming by-election was Monday June tenth. That time has already passed. The department says that the cut-off-date allows the officers to conduct their due diligence on all applications received, which includes the publication of supplementary list and holding of revision court as required by law. Persons applying to be registered as electors after the cut-off-date of will not be eligible to vote in the Toledo East Electoral Division by-election.