Election Voting Hours Jamaica

Jamaica effectively has a two party system.

Election voting hours jamaica. This section provides the latest news and updates relating to the 2020 elections. Nomination day will be tuesday august 18 2020. Election day workers to be paid october 2020.

Polling stations open at 7am and close at 5pm. The senate has 21 appointed members. Elections in jamaica provides information on elections and election results in jamaica.

Specialist election day workers are chosen from among those persons who have indicated to the eoj a willingness to be placed in any constituency or polling station as selected at the discretion of the eoj. Most polls show the jlp winning a majority of seats in the 63 seat parliament. However prime minister andrew holness called early elections to ensure a united response to the ongoing covid 19 pandemic.

Jamaicans are to go to the polls on thursday september 3 2020. The centre right jamaica labour party jlp won 49 of 63 seats in thursday s parliamentary election. It will be jamaica s 18th general.

From the first general election until now the rjrgleaner media group have been providing credible news coverage over the years and will continue to do so. Kingston jamaica increased queries regarding payment for election day workers edws have come to the attention of the electoral office of jamaica eoj. We wish to advise interested parties.

The parliament of jamaica has two chambers. Prime minister andrew holness called for the early vote last month in what analysts saw as a. Prime minister andrew holness made the announcement in parliament a short while ago.