St.Kitts and Nevis Nomination Day Just 48hrs Away
By: Chaïra Flanders
Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 25, 2020 (ZIZ News): Based on the National Assembly Act, nominations for duly qualified candidates contesting in the twin island federation’s highly anticipated general election will take place on Wednesday 27th May 2020.
During his recent address, Supervisor of Elections, Elvin Bailey explained what takes place on Nomination Day.
“Candidates must be nominated by at least two registered voters of the constituency in which the candidate seeks election, subject to the conditions set out in section 62 of part IV of the Act. In due course an announcement will be made of the successfully nominated candidates”, he said.
On Wednesday, the nominations will take place at the 8 Constituencies on St. Kitts and 3 Constituencies on Nevis.
The nomination sites are Constituency 1: Police Training School, Constituency 2: Mc Knight Community Centre, Constituency 3: St Johnson’s Community Centre, Constituency 4: Old Road Community Centre, Constituency 5: Sandy Point Community Centre, Constituency 6: Dieppe Bay Police Station, Constituency 7: Tabernacle Police Station, Constituency 8: St. Peters Community Centre, Constituency 9: Bath Community Centre, Constituency 10: David Freeman Centre of Excellence, Market Shop and Constituency 11: Cotton Ground Community Centre.
For each Constituency a Returning Officer will be present at the nomination sites from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to receive nominations, as stipulated by law.