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Brief Profiles of Countries, EMBs and Partner Organisations of A-WEB

3. No of Members tenure 5. Voter turnout in last National Elections: Total,
Percentage
4. Nature of EMB 60.00% (approx)
Independent
6. Voting Method
5. No. of Members in EMB Manual marking of Ballots
5
7. Audit Trail
6. Terms of office Not implemented
years
8. Voting Process
7. EMB Members selected by The vote at the poll is given by ballot. The
Governor-General Presiding Officer gives the voter a ballot paper
and the voter on receiving the ballot paper, shall
8. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority forthwith proceed into one of the compartments
Governor-General in the polling station and there secretly mark his

paper and fold it so as to conceal his vote, and
9. Appointment Authority of Members
Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission shall then show to the Presiding Officer the back
of the paper so as to disclose the official mark,
10. Names of Elections conducted by EMB and put the ballot paper so folded into the ballot
General Elections Or By-Elections box in the presence of the Presiding Officer.

11. Titles of Electoral Legislation(s) 9. Voter Education
The Constitution of Barbados, Chapter V, Section Vote Barbados
42 Electoral law
10. Method of Dispute Resolution
(B) ELECTORAL PROCESS Recounts are conducted by request of any
candidate contesting in the general election. In the
1. Total Population as on event of a dispute of any candidate, the Election
0.28 Million (Feb. 2019) Court (comprising three Judges) is responsible
for trying the election petition - when hearing
2. Registered Electors as on an election petition it has the same powers,
0.25 Million (June 2018)
jurisdiction and authority as the High Court.
3. Method of voter registration (C) ELECTION CALENDAR
1. Go to the designated Registration Center in your
constituency. 1. Last Election Dates

2. Fill out an application form. 24 May 2018
3. Submit the form along with all other supporting 2. Future Election Date
documents to the Registering Officer. May 2023
4. Name of the Document viz Electoral Photo 3. Are there any fixed election days/dates
Identity Card No
Barbados Identification card
4. Compulsory Voting
No

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