by Linda Straker
- 91,535 people registered voters including police officers
- Period for claims and objections to list from 29 January to 5 February
- Claims and objection forms can be collected at PEO sub-offices
There are over 90,000 people registered as voters on the official Consolidated List of Electors according to the 2024 consolidated list which became available for public scrutiny on Wednesday, 29 January 2025.
The consolidated list is a mandatory legal requirement that the Parliamentary Elections Office (PEO) publish every 6 months. The latest list reflects the total number of people registered to vote.
Arthur Pierre, Acting Supervisor of Elections, said that total is 91,535, including 744 male and 185 female police officers. On 31 December 2023, the official consolidated list of electors showed 89,872 registered voters in the 15 constituencies. This means that 1,663 people were registered in 2024.
Registered people now have 7 days to file claims and or objections to the list so that the necessary adjustments can be made. “There shall be a seven (7) day period for claims and objections regarding the list from the 29th January to the 5th February 2025,” said a notice in the 24 January edition of the Government Gazette.
The notice also stated: “The Consolidated List can be found in each Parliamentary Elections Constituency Office and at the post offices, police stations, medical stations and other public places. Requests for alterations or corrections of any error in the name, address or polling division of any registered person should be submitted to the Registration Officer of the Constituency on or before the 5th February, 2025.”
“Everyone and particularly those who were registered during the quarter, October to December 2024 are advised to inspect the Consolidated List to ensure that his or her name is properly included. The List should be checked to establish whether there is any name included in it that should not be there.”
A claim is filed when an individual requires personal information to be adjusted, while an objection is when an individual objects to information about another person. Both claims and objection forms can be collected at the parliamentary election sub-offices in the 15 constituencies.
“If someone’s name, polling division, and occupation is inaccurate that person has to file a claim and if that same person observes that there is inaccurate information about another person, it will now require them to file an objection,” said a PEO official.
Besides inaccurate information on the consolidated list, another avenue for filing for an adjustment is through marriage. “A lady or a man who recently adopted a new surname because of marriage and wants the name to be changed or added will have to walk with that marriage certificate,” the official said.
