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

4. No. of Members in EMB 6. Voting Method
3-5 Manual marking of Ballot papers

5. Terms of office 7. Audit Trail
5 years Not implemented
6. EMB Members selected by 8. Voting Process
President On poll day, voting takes place from 6:00 am to
6:00 pm. The Presiding officer opens and inspects
7. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority the ballot in front of candidates, their agents
President and polling officials and locks it with a padlock.
There are 2 lines, i.e. Green line (for electors with
8. Names of Elections conducted by EMB
General elections identity card and is also on the list of electors) and
Red line (remaining voters including differently-
9. Names of the Other Bodies Related with the abled or incapacitated persons). A verification
Electoral Process in the country check is conducted, poll card number is recorded
No and voter’s signature is taken on poll card. The
Deputy presiding officer conducts a second level
(B) ELECTORAL PROCESS verification check. The voter’s finger is checked
for ink stains, initials are marked on poll card and
1. Total Population as on ballot paper is given to the voter. The voter goes
1.3 Million (Feb. 2019)
inside a voting booth, marks her/his choice and
2. Registered Electors as on Male Female returns to the officer in charge of the ballot box.
0.2 Million (May 2019) The officer asks the voter to dip her/his finger in
the ink and the ballot is dropped inside the ballot
3. Method of voter registration box. ‘Yes’ is marked on the poll card as a proof
 age: 18 years that the voter has casted her/his vote and the poll
card is inserted in the poll card box.
 Trinidad and Tobago citizens
 residence in country for at least one year and in (C) ELECTION CALENDAR
home district and for at least two months prior
to poll 1. Last Election Dates
7 September 2015
 disqualifications: insanity, electoral offence,
sentence of death or imprisonment exceeding 2. Future Election Date
12 months September 2020
4. Name of the Document viz Electoral Photo 3. Compulsory Voting
Identity Card Voting is not compulsory
National Identification (ID) Card

5. Voter turnout in last National Elections: Total,
Percentage
66.84%

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