Elections Office Receives People Initiated Referendum Petition

 14-Jun-2019

The Cayman Islands Elections Office met with the Cruise Port Referendum group yesterday (Wednesday, 12 June 2019 ) to officially accept the People Initiated Referendum petition signatures. 

 The handover took place at 2 p.m. outside of the Election Office.

            Elections Office Supervisor, Wesley Howell, along with Deputy Supervisors Suzanne Bothwell and Sheena Glasgow, were given the documents by leaders with the Cruise Port Referendum group. Head of the Governor’s Office, Matthew Forbes, was also present to accept a copy of the documents on behalf of the Governor.

The Elections Office staff will now analyse and collate the names of petitions and conduct an independent verification of the document’s signatures.

           The door to door process will commence in approximately two weeks, however, persons are able to immediately visit the Elections Office to complete the verification process during regular office hours.

Over the next two weeks, the Elections Office will review the petition and organise the signatures based on districts and households; as well as ensure on boarded staff members are adequately trained to carry out the official process.

Various methods will be used to confirm that the level of signatures meets or exceeds the required 25% (5,289) of persons registered as electors (21,155) in accordance with section 90 of the constitution.

Pursuant to the Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009, the first step in the verification process is to ensure the provided referendum signatures correspond with the current electoral register.

Manual checks with petitioners will also be conducted by Elections Office officials to ensure signature validity.

As part of the aim to ensure the procedure is as fair, transparent and efficient as possible, relevant persons are encouraged to contact the Elections Office to assist in the verification of the signatures.

Petition signers visit the Elections Office during regular office hours with their voter ID card or any other form of official identification, to verify in person to confirm their signature. Extended opening hours will be announced later.

Elections Office staff members will also make themselves available at various public locations throughout the Island. Details around this will be made public once finalised.

Mr. Wesley Howell strongly urges all electors who signed the petition to ensure their correct place of residence is registered with the Elections Office.

“Under the law, all persons must maintain updated registration details with the Elections Office,” he explained. “With this referendum process, and an upcoming election year, it is vital that these details are kept accurate.”

Mr. Howell concluded: “As we move forward, the Elections Office is fully committed to ensuring this process is as fair, accurate and transparent as possible. We will work expeditiously to conclude this verification process.”

The Elections Office is located on the second floor of Smith Road Centre in George Town, and can be contacted at (345) 949-8047 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Locations for Mobile Voting

8-Apr-2017

The Elections Office has announced the locations for mobile voting in the 24 May 2017 General Elections.
Each of the 19 electoral districts has been assigned one mobile voting station and a mobile polling day which will take place from 16-19 May. 
Mobile voting aims to assist two particular groups of people with the voting process:  
1.    Electors who are unable, or likely to be unable, to go in person to a polling station. 
These include persons in the hospital, rest homes, the elderly, the visually-impaired or other persons with a physical disability.  In these cases, a mobile team will visit the elector’s home or residence.

2.    Electors who are unable to go in person to the polling station because of the general nature of their occupation, service or employment. 
This includes all volunteers working Election Day.  In these cases, the elector should go to the fixed mobile voting location listed below. 

The mobile voting application,Form C, is available on www.elections.ky and must be returned to the Elections Office by 12 May, 2017.

24-Apr-2017

Form 20 - Notification of Election for All DIstricts

Polling Stations Listed

8-Apr-2017

The Elections Office has announced where polling stations will be located in the 19 electoral districts in the upcoming general elections.

Officials stated that polling stations would be open for voting from 7.00am-6.00pm. 
They also reminded potential voters that cell phones, cameras, iPads, or any other equipment which might digitally capture images, or make audio recordings, will not be allowed inside the polling stations. 
Persons with questions should email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call telephone 949-8047.