Today is Nomination Day, where persons will have the opportunity to present themselves as candidates and be registered for the 2025 General Election on September 3.
Nominations for by-elections in four divisions in the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation will also be held. The divisions are Chancery Hall, Olympic Gardens, Seivwright Gardens, and Denham Town.
Speaking with JISNews, Director of Elections Glasspole Brown said there will be one nomination centre in each of the 63 constituencies for the parliamentary elections. Centres will open at 10:00 am and close at 2:00 pm.
For the by-elections, the nominations start at 12:00 pm and close at 2:00 pm.
“For the parliamentary elections, potential candidates will have to get their nomination form. Those [candidates] will have to be nominated by 10 members among the constituents who are registered on the voters’ list. Also, they will have to pay a nomination fee of $15,000,” Brown informed.
For the by-election, the nomination fee is $3,000.
Any person seeking to enter as a candidate to sit in the House of Representatives should be a citizen of Jamaica, be resident in Jamaica for at least 12 months before the date of nomination or be a Commonwealth citizen who has resided in Jamaica for at least 12 months before the nomination date and must be at least 21 years of age.
For the by-elections, candidates should be residents of the divisions for at least 12 months before Election Day and should not be in any contractual agreement with any member of the local authority involving the payment of money or land for their candidacy.
A candidate will not be eligible to be elected if he/she is under age 18, holds a public office, is a member of the Jamaica Defence Force or has been declared bankrupt.
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