Anguilla Election Regulations

REVISED REGULATIONS OF ANGUILLA

under

ELECTIONS ACT R.S.A. c. E30 Showing the Law as at 15 December 2008

This Edition was prepared under the authority of the Revised Statutes and Regulations Act, R.S.A. c. R55 by the Attorney General as Law Revision Commissioner.

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ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS R.R.A. E30-1 3 Consolidates: R.A. 10/2008, in force 30 June 2008 (15/12/2008) R.A. 24 /2008 in force 30 September 2008 R.A. 26/2008 in force 23 October 2008 HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS REGULATIONS R.R.A. E30-2 59 Consolidates: R.A. 33/2002, in force 31 October 2002 (15/12/2002) R.A. 31/2004, in force 30 November 2004 (15/12/2004) R.A. 25/2008, in force 30 September 2008 (15/12/2008) R.A. 36/2008, in force 12 December 2008 QUALIFYING DATE REGULATIONS R.R.A. E30-4 67 Consolidates: R.A. 15/2006, in force 31 July 2006 (15/12/2006) R.A. 21/2007, in force 2 August 2007 (15/12/2008) PERIOD FOR PREPARATION OF PRELIMINARY LISTS OF VOTERS REGULATIONS R.R.A. E30-7 73 Consolidates: R.A. 9/2006, in force 31 March 2006 (15/12/2006) R.A. 20/2007, in force 2 August 2007 (15/12/2008) APPOINTED DATE FOR THE COMING INTO FORCE OF THE REGISTERS OF VOTERS REGULATIONS R.R.A. E30-8 75 Consolidates: R.A. 24/2006, in force 13 December 2006 (15/12/2006) R.A. 28/2007, in force 14 December 2007 (15/12/2008) R.A. 39/2008, in force 12 December 2008

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ANGUILLA

REVISED REGULATIONS OF ANGUILLA

under

ELECTIONS ACT R.S.A. c. E30 Showing the Law as at 15 December 2008

This Edition was prepared under the authority of the Revised Statutes and Regulations Act, R.S.A. c. R55 by the Attorney General as Law Revision Commissioner.

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R.S.A. c. E30 Election Registration Regulations R.R.A. E30-1

Revised Regulations of Anguilla: E30-1

ELECTIONS ACT (R.S.A. c. E30)

ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS

Note: These Regulations are enabled under section 87 of the Elections Act, R.S.A. c. E30.1 (Am. in L.R. 15/12/2008)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTERPRETATION

SECTION 1. Interpretation FORM OF LIST 2. Form of list of voters ENUMERATION 3. Application of sections 4 to 25 4. Commencement of enumeration 5. Appointment of enumerators 6. Qualification of enumerators 7. Removal by Registration Officer 8. Oath or affirmation of office of enumerator 9. Registration notice 10. Right of entry on premises 11. House-to-house enquiry 12. Manner of making enquiry 13. Complete enumeration 14. Application for scrutineers 15. Offences relating to applications for appointment of scrutineers 16. Appointment of scrutineers 17. Oath or affirmation to be taken by scrutineer 18. Functions of scrutineer 19. Offences relating to duties of scrutineers 20. Information on preliminary list 21. Completion, certification and transmission of list 22. Enumerators to certify copies of preliminary list 23. Distribution of certified copies of preliminary list 24. Posting up of preliminary list and notice

1 This Note has been corrected to reflect the renumbering of the Act by Act 11/2008.

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25. Oath or affirmation of enumerator on completion of work

PROCEDURE AFTER THE ENUMERATION YEAR 26. Central Electoral Office 27. Continuous registration of voters 28. Form of quarterly lists 29. Publication of quarterly lists 30. Post-enumeration register of voters and preliminary lists

CLAIMS, OBJECTIONS, CORRECTIONS AND COMPLETION OF LISTS 31. Forms to be available 32. Supply of forms 33. Names on more than one list and mis-spelt names 34. Claims to be delivered to Registration Officer 35. Publication of claims to insertion or correction 36. Notice of objection to claims 37. Publishing lists of objections to claims 38. Notice of objection to registration 39. Publication of objections to registration 40. Consideration of claims 41. Consideration of objections 42. Correction of lists 43. Objection to corrections 44. Completion of lists 45. Certification and publication, etc. of revised preliminary lists in enumeration year 46. Certification and publication of revised quarterly lists post-enumeration 47. Transfer from revised quarterly lists to preliminary lists 48. Certification and publication, etc. of revised preliminary lists post-enumeration 49. Insertion of names in register of voters 50. Deletion of names from register of voters

MISCELLANEOUS 51. Publication of documents 52. Destroying or defacing documents 53. Inspection and copies of documents 54. Information from householders, etc. 55. Declarations as to age and nationality 56. Power to require evidence on oath or affirmation 57. Oaths or affirmations of enumerators and scrutineers 58. False declaration 59. False documentation, etc. for purpose of being registered 60. Provisions as to misnomer or inaccurate description 61. Citation SCHEDULE: Forms

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INTERPRETATION

Interpretation 1. (1) In these Regulations—

“Act” means the Elections Act;

“building”, in relation to a Polling Division, means—

(a) a public building in the Polling Division; or

(b) if no public building is located in the Polling Division, any building;

“enumeration period” means the period set out in section 4 of the Regulations; (R.A. 10/2008, s. 2)

“Form” means a form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;

“prescribed” means prescribed by the Governor.

(2) A reference in these Regulations to a preliminary list for a Polling Division is a reference—

(a) in the case of a preliminary list for an Electoral District that comprises one Polling Division, to the preliminary list for the Electoral District; and

(b) in the case of an Electoral District that comprises more than one Polling Division, to that part of a preliminary list that relates to a particular Polling Division.

(3) A person who is required to deliver a claim, notice of objection or other document to the Registration Officer may effect delivery by leaving the document addressed to the Registration Officer, or causing it to be left, at his office during office hours.

(4) A person who is required to deliver a notice or other document to a person other than the Registration Officer, may effect delivery on the person by leaving the document, or causing it to be left—

(a) at the address of the person as given by him for that purpose or as appearing on the relevant preliminary list or list of claimants; or

(b) if there is no such address, at his last known residence.

FORM OF LIST

Form of list of voters 2. The names in each preliminary list of voters shall be arranged in alphabetical order on Form 1, or in street order on Form 3, as determined by the Supervisor of Elections and shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number one.

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ENUMERATION

Application of sections 4 to 25 3. Sections 4 to 25 apply to the enumeration year. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 3)

Commencement of enumeration 4. The Registration Officer for an Electoral District shall, between 1st July and 30th September in the enumeration year, cause to be prepared in accordance with the Act and these Regulations a preliminary list of all persons who are qualified as voters in each Polling Division in the Electoral District. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 4)

Appointment of enumerators 5. The Registration Officer shall in Form 5 appoint a person to be enumerator for each Polling Division in the Electoral District.

Qualification of enumerators 6. Each enumerator shall be qualified as a voter in any Electoral District. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 5)

Removal by Registration Officer 7. The Registration Officer may at any time replace any enumerator appointed by him by appointing another enumerator to act in his place, and any enumerator so replaced shall, on request in writing signed by the Registration Officer, deliver to the person appointed in his place or to any other authorized person, any instructions, index books or other papers and any information which he has obtained for the purpose of the performance of his duties.

Oath or affirmation of office of enumerator 8. (1) Every enumerator shall forthwith on his appointment take an oath or affirmation as enumerator in Form 6, detach it from the form of appointment and send it to the Registration Officer. (2) The Registration Officer shall certify in the manner appearing on Form 6 that the enumerator has taken the oath or affirmation.

Registration notice 9. The enumerator shall, immediately after his appointment, affix on 2 buildings in his Polling Division, a copy of a registration notice in Form 7.

Right of entry on premises 10. (1) Every enumerator may enter upon any premises in the Polling Division in respect of which he is appointed and there make the enquiries that in his opinion are necessary for the purpose of obtaining information as to the persons qualified to be registered as voters.

(2) No enumerator shall enter upon any premises—

(a) except during daylight hours, unless the occupier of the premises consents to his entry otherwise than during those hours; or

(b) at any time when he is not wearing an enumerator’s badge supplied to him by the Supervisor of Elections.

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(3) Where any enumerator enters upon any premises, he may ask the questions of any person on the premises who appears to him to be of the age of 16 years or over, that in his opinion are necessary to enable him to obtain the information referred to in subsection (1).

House-to-house enquiry 11. (1) After taking his oath or affirmation as enumerator, each enumerator shall, during the enumeration period, ascertain by a house-to-house enquiry the name, address and occupation of every person qualified to vote for the election of a member of the Assembly in the Polling Division for which the enumerator has been appointed.

(2) When making a house-to-house enquiry, an enumerator shall cause—

(a) every person who believes that he is qualified or will be qualified on the qualifying date to be registered as a voter to complete an application in Form 8 to be registered as a voter in the Polling Division for which the enumerator has been appointed; or

(b) an adult in the household in which a person referred to in paragraph (a) resides, to complete an application in Form 8 for that person to be registered as a voter in the Polling Division for which the enumerator has been appointed.

(3) When an enumerator is satisfied that a person is qualified or will be qualified on the qualifying date to be registered as a voter, the enumerator shall enter the name, address and occupation of that person in an index book in Form 10 and shall use the index book to prepare the preliminary list of voters for the Polling Division for which he has been appointed.

(4) Before departing from a household in respect of which he has made an entry in the index book of persons qualified to be registered as voters, the enumerator shall make a copy of the entry in Form 11, sign it and leave it at the household. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 6)

Manner of making enquiry 12. (1) When making a house-to-house enquiry, every enumerator shall wear and prominently display an enumerator’s badge provided by the Supervisor of Elections as evidence of his authority to enter the premises for the purposes of a house-to-house enquiry.

(2) Every enumerator shall keep the scrutineers in his Polling Division informed of the notices issued by him in respect of the enumeration and of the times at which such enumerator proposes to commence or continue the house-to-house enquiry for purposes of the enumeration.

(3) No enumerator shall, in the course of performing his duties of an enumerator, ask any question or make any remark to any person on any premises entered by him with a view to ascertaining or to influencing the political opinions of any person on those premises.

(4) An enumerator who contravenes subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a penalty of $4,000 and to forfeiture of his right to payment for his services as enumerator.

Complete enumeration 13. Each enumerator shall exercise the utmost care in preparing the preliminary list of voters for the Polling Division for which he has been appointed and in particular shall take all necessary precautions to ensure that the list when completed—

(a) contains the name, address and occupation of every qualified voter in the Polling Division; and

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(b) does not contain the name of any person who is not so qualified.

Application for scrutineers 14. Any political party that desires to have a scrutineer appointed in connection with the registration of voters in a Polling Division shall make application for his appointment in Form 13.

Offences relating to applications for appointment of scrutineers 15. Any person who—

(a) makes any false statement in an application for the appointment of a scrutineer; or

(b) without authority or instructions makes or tenders such an application; is liable on summary conviction to a penalty of $4,000.

Appointment of scrutineers 16. The Registration Officer shall in Form 14 appoint as scrutineers the persons nominated under section 9 of the Act.

Oath or affirmation to be taken by scrutineer 17. Every scrutineer shall forthwith on his appointment take an oath or affirmation as scrutineer in Form 15, detach it and give it to the Registration Officer who shall, in the manner appearing on the Form, certify that the scrutineer has taken the oath or affirmation.

Functions of scrutineer 18. (1) Subject to subsection (2), any scrutineer appointed under section 16 may accompany the enumerator for the Polling Division for which he is appointed as a scrutineer at all times when the enumerator is making a house-to-house enquiry.

(2) Every scrutineer shall at all times when acting as a scrutineer wear a badge supplied by the Supervisor of Elections indicating that he is a scrutineer.

(3) No scrutineer shall, in the course of accompanying any enumerator, ask any question or make any remark to any person upon any premises entered by him with a view to ascertaining or to influencing the political views of such person or of any other person upon those premises except that a scrutineer may, on visiting any premises, say, “I represent the …..………………….. party.”.

(4) A scrutineer who contravenes subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a penalty of $4,000 and to forfeiture of his right to payment for his services as scrutineer and on conviction his appointment as scrutineer ceases.

Offences relating to duties of scrutineers 19. Any scrutineer who wilfully obstructs, molests or threatens any enumerator or other election officer in the performance of his duties is liable on summary conviction to a penalty of $4,000 and to forfeiture of any right to payment for his services as scrutineer and on conviction his appointment as scrutineer ceases.

Information on preliminary list 20. The names, addresses and occupations of all voters who are included in a preliminary list shall be written up according to Form 1 or Form 3, as directed by the Registration Officer.

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Completion, certification and transmission of list 21. (1) The enumerator shall complete the preliminary list not later than 10 days after the last day of the enumeration period. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 8)

(2) The enumerator shall—

(a) when the preliminary list is completed, certify it in Form 16; and

(b) not later than the following day, transmit it to the Registration Officer.

Enumerators to certify copies of preliminary list 22. (1) The Registration Officer shall on the receipt of the preliminary lists from the enumerators prepare and complete, not later than 25 days after the last day of the enumeration period, 4 typewritten copies of each list. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 9)

(2) The typewritten copies shall then be checked by the respective enumerators and certified in Form 16.

Distribution of certified copies of preliminary list 23. The Registration Officer shall—

(a) distribute 2 copies of the certified preliminary list to each enumerator; and

(b) arrange one complete set of lists numerically according to Polling Divisions and send it to the Supervisor of Elections and keep the remaining set for himself.

Posting up of preliminary list and notice 24. The enumerator of a Polling Division shall, 27 days after the last day of the enumeration period, affix or cause to be affixed to each of 2 buildings in his Polling Division, a certified copy of the preliminary list prepared by him and a notice in Form 17, and the copy and the notice shall remain affixed for 12 days including Sundays. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 10 and R.A. 26/2008, s. 2)

Oath or affirmation of enumerator on completion of work 25. On the completion of his work, the enumerator shall take an oath or affirmation in Form 20.

PROCEDURE AFTER THE ENUMERATION YEAR

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 11(1))

Central Electoral Office 26. (1) In accordance with section 5 of the Act, effective 1st January 2009, the Central Electoral Office is set up.

(2) The Central Electoral Office shall be open during regular business hours Monday through Friday, except on public holidays.

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(3) The Supervisor of Elections may—

(a) designate a Registration Officer as Electoral Registration Officer, who shall, in addition to the powers and duties assigned to him under the Act and these Regulations or any other enactment, be responsible for the management of the Central Electoral Office; and

(b) appoint such staff as are necessary for the administration of the Central Electoral Office. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 11(2))

Continuous registration of voters 27. (1) After the enumeration year, a person—

(a) who is qualified or will be qualified on the next qualifying date to be registered as a voter in an Electoral District and who is not registered on the existing register of voters for that Electoral District;

(b) whose name appears on the existing register of voters for an Electoral District and who has changed his name, address or occupation but who remains qualified to be registered as a voter in that Electoral District; or

(c) whose name appears on the existing register of voters for an Electoral District and who has changed address and is ordinarily resident in an Electoral District other than the one in which he is registered; may appear in person at the Central Electoral Office and submit to the Electoral Registration Officer an application in Form 9 to be registered on the quarterly list of voters for the relevant Electoral District.

(2) The Electoral Registration Officer may make inquiries and request and review documents that he considers necessary to determine whether on the next qualifying date the person referred to in subsection (1) is qualified or will be qualified to be registered as a voter in an Electoral District.

(3) When the Electoral Registration Officer is satisfied that the person referred to in subsection (1) is qualified or will be qualified on the next qualifying date to be registered as a voter in an Electoral District, the Electoral Registration Officer shall give to the person a certificate of provisional registration in Form 12.

(4) The Electoral Registration Officer shall enter on the quarterly list of voters for the relevant Electoral District, the name, address and occupation of a person to whom a certificate of provisional registration was given under subsection (3). (R.A. 10/2008, s. 11(2))

Form of quarterly lists 28. (1) The quarterly list of voters for each Electoral District shall be in Form 4.

(2) The names in each quarterly list of voters shall be arranged in alphabetical order according to the surname of the voters and shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number one. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 12)

Publication of quarterly lists 29. (1) The Electoral Registration Officer shall publish the quarterly list of voters for each Electoral District not later than the 42nd day of every quarter of every year.

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(2) In addition to any method of publication employed under subsection (1), the Electoral Registration Officer shall post the quarterly list of voters for each Electoral District by affixing the list, together with a revision notice in Form 18, to the Central Electoral Office and to 2 buildings in the Electoral District to which the list relates. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 12)

Post-enumeration register of voters and preliminary lists 30. (1) After the enumeration year, the Electoral Registration Officer shall prepare the register of voters for each Electoral District on a quarterly basis in accordance with the Act and these Regulations.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Electoral Registration Officer shall, on a quarterly basis, prepare a preliminary list of voters in Form 2 in accordance with the Act and these Regulations.

(3) The names in the preliminary list of voters shall be arranged in alphabetical order according to the surname of the voters and shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number one.

(4) The Electoral Registration Officer shall publish the preliminary list of voters for each Electoral District not later than the 72nd day of every quarter.

(5) In addition to any method of publication employed under subsection (4), the Electoral Registration Officer shall post the preliminary list of voters for each Electoral District by affixing the list, together with a revision notice in Form 19, to the Central Electoral Office and to 2 buildings in the Electoral District to which the list relates. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 12)

CLAIMS, OBJECTIONS, CORRECTIONS AND COMPLETION OF LISTS

Forms to be available 31. The Registration Officer of each Electoral District shall make available at the places in the Electoral District directed by the Governor a sufficient number of copies of Forms 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 13 and R.A. 24/2008, s. 2)

Supply of forms 32. The Registration Officer shall, without fee, on the application of any person, supply forms of claim and notices of objection.

Names on more than one list and mis-spelt names 33. (1) During the enumeration year, any voter—

(a) whose name appears on more than one preliminary list of voters shall in Form 24 forthwith notify the Registration Officer of the Polling Division in which he elects to have his name retained; or

(b) whose name is spelt incorrectly on a preliminary list of voters shall in Form 25 forthwith notify the Registration Officer of the Polling Division of the inaccuracy.

(2) After the enumeration year, any voter—

(a) whose name appears on a quarterly list of voters or a preliminary list of voters for more than one Electoral District, shall in Form 24 forthwith notify the Electoral Registration Officer; or

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(b) whose name is spelt incorrectly on a quarterly list of voters or a preliminary list of voters shall in Form 25 forthwith notify the Electoral Registration Officer of the inaccuracy. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14)

Claims to be delivered to Registration Officer 34. (1) During the enumeration year, any person who claims to be entitled to be registered as a voter, and who is not entered, or is entered in an incorrect manner or with incorrect particulars in the preliminary list of voters, may claim to be registered, or to be registered correctly, as the case may be, by delivering to the Registration Officer, not later than 38 days after the last day of the enumeration period, a notice of claim in Form 21. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14)

(2) Upon receipt of a claim referred to in subsection (1), the Registration Officer may make inquiries and request and review documents that he considers necessary to determine whether the claimant is entitled to be registered as a voter in, or whether corrections should be made in relation to the claimant to, the preliminary list of voters. (R.A. 24/2008, s. 3)

(3) After the enumeration year, any person who—

(a) holds a certificate of provisional registration and who is not entered or is entered in an incorrect manner or with incorrect particulars in the quarterly list of voters for an Electoral District; or

(b) applied to be registered on the quarterly list of voters for an Electoral District and did not receive a certificate of provisional registration, but who reasonably believes he is qualified to be registered;

may claim to be registered or to be registered correctly, as the case may be, by delivering a notice of claim in Form 22 to the Electoral Registration Officer not later than 7 days after the first day on which the quarterly list of voters was published. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14 and R.A. 24/2008, s. 3)

(4) Upon receipt of a claim referred to in subsection (3), the Electoral Registration Officer shall review the claim to assess whether—

(a) the claimant is not listed, is listed incorrectly or is listed with incorrect particulars on the quarterly list of voters; and

(b) the claim contains or is accompanied by information necessary to make the required determinations. (R.A. 24/2008, s. 3)

(5) If additional information is required, the Electoral Registration Officer shall give notice to the claimant setting out what additional information is required and a statement to the effect that failure to provide the information within 7 days will result in the claim being rejected. (R.A. 24/2008, s. 3)

(6) If the claimant does not provide the information within 7 days of the date of the notice—

(a) the claim shall be rejected; and

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(b) the Electoral Registration Officer shall give notice to the claimant that the claim is rejected. (R.A. 24/2008, s. 3)

(7) If a person whose claim is rejected under subsection (6) wants to make another claim at a later time, he shall submit a new notice of claim in Form 22 and subsections (4) to (6) apply to the new notice of claim. (R.A. 24/2008, s. 3)

Publication of claims to insertion or correction 35. (1) During the enumeration year, the Registration Officer shall, not later than 40 days after the last day of the enumeration period, cause to be affixed for 5 days to 2 buildings in the Polling Division a list, in Form 28, of names of persons living in the Polling Division who claim under section 34(1) that their names should be inserted in, or that corrections should be made to, the preliminary list of voters.

(2) After the enumeration year, the Electoral Registration Officer shall, not later than 8 days after the first day of publishing of a quarterly list of voters, publish for 7 days a list, in Form 28, of names of persons who claim under section 34(3) that their names should be inserted in, or that corrections should be made to, that quarterly list of voters. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14)

Notice of objection to claims 36. (1) During the enumeration year, any person whose name appears on the preliminary list of voters for an Electoral District may object to the registration of any person whose name is included in the list of claimants prepared in accordance with section 35(1) by delivering or causing to be delivered a notice of objection in Form 23 to the Registration Officer and a copy of the notice to the person whose claim is being objected to.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) shall be delivered not later than 44 days after the last day of the enumeration period.

(3) After the enumeration year, any person whose name appears on the existing register of voters for an Electoral District may object to the registration of any person whose name is included in the list of claimants prepared in accordance with section 35(2) by delivering or causing to be delivered a notice of objection in Form 23 to the Electoral Registration Officer and a copy of the notice to the person whose claim is being objected to.

(4) A notice under subsection (3) shall be delivered not later than 15 days after the first day of publishing of the quarterly list of voters.

(5) When the Registration Officer or the Electoral Registration Officer, as the case may be, receives a notice of objection under this section, he shall immediately deliver or cause to be delivered a notice in Form 26 to the person in respect of whose claim the notice of objection is given and a notice in Form 27 to the person making the objection. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14)

Publishing lists of objections to claims 37. (1) During the enumeration year, the Registration Officer shall, not later than 45 days after the last day of the enumeration period, cause to be affixed for 5 days to 2 buildings in the Polling Division a list, in Form 29, of names of persons included in the list of claims for the Polling Division to whose registration notice of objection has been given.

(2) After the enumeration year, the Electoral Registration Officer shall, not later than 16 days after the first day of publishing of a quarterly list of voters, publish for 5 days a list, in Form 29, of names of persons included in the list of claims to whose registration notice of objection has been given. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14)

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Notice of objection to registration 38. (1) During the enumeration year, any person whose name appears on the preliminary list for an Electoral District may object to the registration of any person whose name is included in that list by delivering to the Registration Officer notice of objection in Form 23.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) shall be delivered not later than 38 days after the last day of the enumeration period.

(3) After the enumeration year—

(a) any person whose name appears on the existing register of voters last published for an Electoral District, may object to the registration of a person whose name is included on the quarterly list of voters for that Electoral District; or

(b) any person whose name appears on the preliminary list of voters for an Electoral District, may object to the registration of a person whose name is included on that list; by delivering notice of objection in Form 23 to the Electoral Registration Officer.

(4) A notice of an objection referred to in paragraph (3)(a) shall be delivered not later than 10 days after the first day of publishing the quarterly list of voters and a notice of an objection referred to in paragraph (3)(b) shall be delivered not later than 8 days after the first day of publishing the preliminary list of voters.

(5) When the Registration Officer or the Electoral Registration Officer, as the case may be, receives a notice of objection under this section, he shall immediately deliver or cause to be delivered a notice in Form 26 to the person in respect of whose registration the notice of objection is given and a notice in Form 27 to the person making the objection. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14)

Publication of objections to registration 39. (1) During the enumeration year, the Registration Officer shall, not later than 40 days after the last day of the enumeration period, cause to be affixed for 5 days to 2 buildings in the Polling Division a list in Form 29 of names of persons whose names appear on the preliminary list of voters to whose registration notice of objection has been given.

(2) After the enumeration year, the Electoral Registration Officer shall—

(a) not later than 11 days after the first day of posting of a quarterly list of voters, publish for 7 days a list, in Form 29, of persons whose names appear on that quarterly list and to whose registration notice of objection has been given; and

(b) not later than 9 days after the first day of posting of a preliminary list of voters, publish for 5 days a list, in Form 29, of persons whose names appear on that preliminary list and to whose registration notice of objection has been given. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14)

Consideration of claims 40. (1) The Registration Officer or the Electoral Registration Officer, as the case may be, shall consider all claims of which notice is given to him in accordance with these Regulations and in respect of which no notice of objection is given, and if he considers that any claim may be allowed without further enquiry, shall give notice in Form 30 to the claimant that his claim is allowed.

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(2) Where no notice of objection has been given in respect of a claim, if the Registration Officer or the Electoral Registration Officer, as the case may be, is not satisfied that a claim can be allowed without enquiry, he shall give at least 5 clear days notice to the claimant of the time and place at which the claim will be considered by him.

(3) On the consideration of any claim by the Registration Officer or the Electoral Registration Officer, as the case may be, any person appearing to the Registration Officer or the Electoral Registration Officer to be interested may appear and be heard in person or by any other person, other than counsel, on his behalf. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14)

Consideration of objections 41. (1) The Registration Officer or the Electoral Registration Officer, as the case may be, shall consider all objections of which notice has been given to him in accordance with these Regulations and for that purpose give at least 5 clear days notice to the objector and to the person in respect of whose registration the notice of objection has been given of the time and place at which the objection will be considered by him.

(2) On the consideration of any objection or other matter by the Registration Officer or the Electoral Registration Officer, as the case may be, any person appearing to the Registration Officer or the Electoral Registration Officer to be interested may appear and be heard in person or by any other person, other than counsel, on his behalf. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14)

Correction of lists 42. (1) During the enumeration year, the Registration Officer shall make any correction to the preliminary list of voters that is required to carry out his decision in respect of any claim or objection.

(2) After the enumeration year, the Electoral Registration Officer shall make any correction—

(a) to a quarterly list of voters that is required to carry out his decisions in respect of any claim or objection; and

(b) to a preliminary list of voters that is required to carry out his decisions in respect of any objection.

(3) In addition to any correction required to carry out a decision in respect of any claim or objection, to ensure that the preliminary list of voters is complete and accurate as a register, the Registration Officer or Electoral Registration Officer, as the case may be, may—

(a) remove duplicate entries (subject to any expression of choice by persons affected as to those entries);

(b) expunge the names of persons who are dead or subject to any legal disqualification; and

Objection to corrections 43. (1) During the enumeration year, where the Registration Officer makes a correction referred to in section 42(3)(a) or (b) in the preliminary list of voters, he shall give notice in Form 31 to the person affected by the correction and allow that person an opportunity of objecting to the correction and, if necessary, of being heard with respect to it.

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(2) After the enumeration year, where the Electoral Registration Officer makes any correction referred to in section 42(3)(a) or (b) in a quarterly list of voters or in a preliminary list of voters, he shall give notice in Form 31 to the person affected by the correction and allow that person an opportunity of objecting to the correction and, if necessary, of being heard with respect to it.

(3) The Registration Officer or Electoral Registration Officer, as the case may be, shall make any correction to the quarterly list of voters or preliminary list of voters, as the case may be, that is required to carry out his decision in respect of any objection under this section. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14)

Completion of lists 44. The Registration Officer or, in accordance with section 17 of the Act, the Electoral Registration Officer, as the case may be, shall ensure that the quarterly or preliminary lists of voters required under the Act are completed as expeditiously as possible in time for publication of the register of voters in accordance with the Act and these Regulations. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14)

Certification and publication, etc. of revised preliminary lists in enumeration year 45. (1) During the enumeration year, the Registration Officer shall, after revising the preliminary list of voters in accordance with sections 42 and 43—

(a) certify three copies of the revised preliminary list in Form 32 for his Electoral District;

(b) deliver one certified copy of the revised preliminary list to the Supervisor of Elections and retain the other copies; and

(c) not later than 59 days after the last day of the enumeration period, publish a certified copy of the revised preliminary list.

(2) When published in accordance with these Regulations, the revised preliminary list of voters for an Electoral District constitutes the register of voters for that Electoral District.

(3) During the enumeration year, after the date on which the register is proclaimed to be in force, the Registration Officer shall, on the application of any person during business hours and on payment of the prescribed fee, furnish the person with a copy of the register of voters.

(4) In the enumeration year, when a writ is issued, the Registration Officer shall immediately transmit a certified copy of the register of voters to the Returning Officer for each Electoral District. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14)

Certification and publication of revised quarterly lists post-enumeration 46. After the enumeration year, the Electoral Registration Officer shall, after revising a quarterly list of voters in accordance with sections 42 and 43—

(a) certify two copies of the revised quarterly list in Form 33 for each Electoral District;

(b) deliver one certified copy of the revised quarterly list to the Supervisor of Elections and retain the other copy; and

(c) not later than 28 days after the first day of posting of the quarterly list, publish a certified copy of that revised quarterly list. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14)

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Transfer from revised quarterly lists to preliminary lists 47. (1) After the enumeration year, the Electoral Registration Officer shall, not later than the 71st day of every quarter, transfer the names, addresses and occupations of persons named on the revised quarterly list of voters for an Electoral District to the preliminary list of voters for that Electoral District.

(2) When the name, address and occupation of a person described in section 27(1)(c) is transferred to the preliminary list of voters for an Electoral District, the Registration Officer shall delete the name, address and occupation of that person from the preliminary list of voters for the Electoral District in which that person was previously registered. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14)

Certification and publication, etc. of revised preliminary lists post-enumeration 48. (1) After the enumeration year, the Electoral Registration Officer shall, after revising a preliminary list of voters in accordance with sections 42 and 43—

(a) certify three copies of the revised preliminary list in Form 32 for his Electoral District;

(b) deliver one certified copy of the revised preliminary list to the Supervisor of Elections and retain the other copies; and

(c) not later than the last day of every quarter of every year, publish a certified copy of the revised preliminary list.

(2) When published in accordance with these Regulations, the revised preliminary list of voters for an Electoral District constitutes the register of voters for that Electoral District.

(3) After the enumeration year, after the date on which the register is proclaimed to be in force, the Electoral Registration Officer shall, on the application of any person during business hours and on payment of the prescribed fee, furnish the person with a copy of the register of voters.

(4) After the enumeration year, when a writ is issued, the Electoral Registration Officer shall immediately transmit a certified copy of the register of voters to the Returning Officer for each Electoral District. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14)

Insertion of names in register of voters 49. (1) If the Registration Officer or the Electoral Registration Officer, as the case may be, has reasonable cause to believe that the name of any voter who has been included in the preliminary list of voters for any Polling Division has through inadvertence been omitted from the register of voters for that Division, the Registration Officer or the Electoral Registration Officer, as the case may be, shall ascertain by reference to the relevant preliminary list, whether the omission of that name has been made.

(2) If the omission is verified, the Registration Officer or the Electoral Registration Officer, as the case may be, shall insert in the copies of the register of voters retained by him, the name, address and occupation of the voter concerned and initial the correction and shall—

(a) send a copy of the corrected register to the Supervisor of Elections;

(b) notify the person whose name was omitted, of the insertion; and

(c) if the register has been transmitted to the Returning Officer under section 45(4), 48(4) or 50(4)(b), send a copy of the corrected register to the Returning Officer for the Elections District concerned.

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(3) The Registration Officer or the Electoral Registration Officer, as the case may be, shall not insert the name of any person—

(a) expunged by him from the preliminary list of voters in pursuance of a decision in respect of an objection made by him under section 42; or

(b) at any time after 7 days immediately before polling day.

(4) When a Returning Officer receives a copy of the corrected register in accordance with this section, the Returning Officer shall give notice of the insertion to the persons whom he believes to be likely to be nominated as candidates for the relevant Electoral District or who have actually been nominated and to the presiding officer for the Polling Division concerned. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14)

Deletion of names from register of voters 50. (1) If, during the period between the revision of any quarterly or preliminary list of voters and nomination day, the Registration Officer or the Electoral Registration Officer, as the case may be, has reasonable cause to believe that there appears on any register of voters the name of any person who is not qualified for inclusion on the register or that any insertion that has been made under section 49 is in respect of a person who is not entitled to be included in the register, he shall hold a special revision to investigate the case.

(2) The Registration Officer or the Electoral Registration Officer as the case may be, shall give at least 5 days notice to the person referred to in subsection (1) of the time and place at which the special revision will take place and at that time and place consider the eligibility of the person to be included in the register of voters.

(3) If the Registration Officer or the Electoral Registration Officer, as the case may be, decides that the name of the person referred to in subsection (1) should not be included in the register of voters, he shall delete the name from the register of voters and initial the deletion on the copies of the register retained by him.

(4) The Registration Officer or the Electoral Registration Officer, as the case may be, shall—

(a) send a copy of the corrected register to the Supervisor of Elections; and

(b) if the register has been transmitted to the Returning Officer under section 45(4), 48(4) or 49(2)(c), send a copy of the corrected register to the Returning Officer for the Elections District concerned.

(5) No special revision under this section shall be held later than 7 days after nomination day.

(6) When a Returning Officer receives a copy of the corrected register in accordance with this section, the Returning Officer shall give notice of the deletion to the persons whom he believes to be likely to be nominated as candidates for the relevant Electoral District or who have actually been nominated and to the presiding officer for the Polling Division concerned. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 14)

MISCELLANEOUS

Publication of documents 51. (1) Where the Registration Officer is required by these Regulations to publish any document, he shall publish the document by making the proper entries on the prescribed forms and making a copy of the document available for inspection by the public in his office and electronically, and, if he thinks fit, in any manner that in

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(2) Failure to publish a document in accordance with these Regulations does not invalidate the document.

Destroying or defacing documents 52. Any person who without lawful authority destroys, mutilates, defaces or removes, or makes any alteration in any notice published by the Registration Officer in connection with his registration duties, or any copies of a document which have been made available for inspection in pursuance of these Regulations, is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $2,000.

Inspection and copies of documents 53. The Registration Officer shall, on the application of a person, allow the person to inspect, and take extracts from, or on payment of the prescribed fee, supply to that person, copies of the lists of voters for any registration unit in his Electoral District and any claim or notice of objection made under these Regulations.

Information from householders, etc. 54. (1) The Registration Officer may by notice in writing require any employer or any householder or any person owning or occupying any land or premises within his Electoral District, or the agent of any of those persons, to give any information in his possession that the Registration Officer may require for the purpose of his duties as Registration Officer.

(2) Any person who fails to give the information referred to in subsection (1) or gives false information in a response to a notice under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $4,000.

Declarations as to age and nationality 55. (1) The Registration Officer, before registering any person as a voter, may, if he thinks it necessary—

(a) require that person to produce a certificate of birth, or, if that is not practicable, to make a statutory declaration that he has attained the required age; and

(b) require that person to produce such other evidence, or to make such statutory declaration, respecting his qualification as a voter (other than age) as the Registration Officer considers appropriate.

(2) Where a declaration is required, no fee is payable for it.

(3) The Registration Officer shall during office hours allow any person to inspect and take a copy of a declaration referred to in subsection (1).

Power to require evidence on oath or affirmation 56. The Registration Officer may, at the request of any person interested, or if he thinks fit without a request, on the consideration of any claim, objection, or other matter, require that the evidence tendered by any person should be given on oath or affirmation and may administer an oath or affirmation for the purpose.

Oaths or affirmations of enumerators and scrutineers 57. A Registration Officer may administer an oath or affirmation in the Form referred to in section 8, 17 or 25.

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False declaration 58. Any person who in the course of revision of any preliminary list makes before a Registration Officer any statement upon oath or affirmation which he knows to be false, or does not believe to be true, is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for 1 year. (Am. in L.R. 15/12/2008)

False documentation, etc. for purpose of being registered 59. Any person who is not qualified to be registered as a voter and who, for the purpose of being so registered, wilfully or knowingly gives any false documentation or information to an enumerator, Registration Officer, assistant Registration Officer or Electoral Registration Officer, is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for 1 year or to a fine of $10,000 or to both. (R.A. 10/2008, s. 16)

Provisions as to misnomer or inaccurate description 60. No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person or place on any list or on any notice shall prejudice the operation of these Regulations as respects that person or place, if the person or place is so designated as to be commonly understood.

Citation 61. These Regulations may be cited as the Election Registration Regulations, Revised Regulations of Anguilla E30-1. ______

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SCHEDULE (Section 1) FORMS

FORM 1 (Sections 2, 20 and 30(2)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS PRELIMINARY LIST OF VOTERS (ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Electoral District ……………………………...... ……...... Polling Division No. ...……...... comprising the area ...... ………….....………………………………………………………….… …………………………………………………………...... ……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

The following names have been enumerated during a recent house-to-house visitation in the above-mentioned Polling Division by the Enumerator.

Any notice of correction, or addition, or objection to this list must be sent to the Registration Officer not later than the ...... …... day of ……………………………...... , 20……. .

Consecutive NAME OCCUPATION RESIDENTIAL REMARKS Number (Family name first) ADDRESS A B

On the last page of each separate copy of the list prepared, the Enumerator will endorse a certificate according to Form 16. ______

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FORM 2 (Section 30(2)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS PRELIMINARY LIST OF VOTERS (POST-ENUMERATION)

Electoral District ……………………………………………………………………………………....……… The persons listed below appear qualified to be registered as voters in the above-stated Electoral District. Any notice of correction or objection to this list must be sent to the Electoral Registration Officer not later than the ...... …... day of ……………………………...... , 20……. .

Consecutive NAME OCCUPATION RESIDENTIAL REMARKS Number (Family name first) ADDRESS

I, ………………………………………….., Electoral Registration Officer, certify that this is a true copy of the preliminary list of voters for the above-stated Electoral District.

Date …………………………….. Signed …………………………………… Electoral Registration Officer

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 17) ______

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FORM 3 (Sections 2 and 20) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS PRELIMINARY LIST OF VOTERS (STREET ORDER)

Electoral District ...... ………………………………...... Polling Division No. ……...... …… comprising the area ...... …………………………………………………………………………...... ……………………………………………………………………………...……………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

The following names have been enumerated during a recent house-to-house visitation in the above-mentioned Polling Division by the Enumerator. Any notice of correction, or addition, or objection to this list must be sent to the Registration Officer not later than the...... …... day of ……………………………...... , 20……. .

Name of Street NAME OF VOTER OCCUPATION Consecutive number and Street number (Family name first)

On the last page of each separate copy of the list prepared, the Enumerator will endorse a certificate according to Form 16. ______

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FORM 4 (Section 28(1)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS QUARTERLY LIST OF VOTERS Electoral District ……………………………………………………………………………………....……… The persons listed in Part I have presented themselves to the Electoral Registration Officer for registration as voters and have satisfied the Electoral Registration Officer that they are qualified to be registered. The persons listed in Part II have presented themselves to the Electoral Registration Officer and have claimed that their names, addresses or occupations on the register of voters should be amended to reflect the names, addresses or occupations set out in Part II. Notices of corrections, claims or objections to this list must be sent to the Electoral Registration Officer not later than the following dates— (a) the ………..day of ………………, 20……., for corrections; (b) the ………..day of ………………, 20……., for claims; and (c) the ………..day of ………………, 20……., for objections.

PART I

Consecutive NAME OCCUPATION RESIDENTIAL REMARKS Number (Family name first) ADDRESS

PART II

Consecutive NAME OCCUPATION RESIDENTIAL REMARKS Number (Family name first) ADDRESS

I, …………………………………………….., Electoral Registration Officer, certify that this is a true copy of the quarterly list of voters for the above-stated Electoral District.

Date ……………………………. Signed …………………………………… Electoral Registration Officer (R.A. 10/2008, s. 18) ______

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FORM 5 (Section 5) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS APPOINTMENT OF AN ENUMERATOR

To ...... ………………………………………………………………...... whose occupation is ………………………………………………………...... ………………...... and whose address is ...... …………………………………………………………………………….

In pursuance of section 5 of the Election Registration Regulations, I, the undersigned, in my capacity as Registration Officer for the Electoral District of ...... ………………………….... do hereby appoint you to be Enumerator for Polling Division No...... in the Electoral District to prepare a list of voters qualified to vote in the Polling Division in accordance with the Elections Act and Regulations.

Given under my hand this ...... …... day of ……………………………...... , 20……. .

…………………………….. Registration Officer ______

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FORM 6 (Sections 8 and 57) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS OATH/AFFIRMATION OF ENUMERATOR

I, the undersigned ...... ……………………...... appointed Enumerator for Polling Division No...... in the Electoral District of ..………………………...... swear/solemnly and sincerely affirm that I will act faithfully in my capacity as Enumerator, without partiality, fear, favour or affection, and in every respect according to law. So help me God.*

…………………………………….. Enumerator Sworn/Affirmed before me this ...... day of ...... ………...... , 20 …….. . …………………………. * Delete if affirmed ______

CERTIFICATE OF THE ENUMERATOR HAVING TAKEN THE OATH/AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that on the ...... …...... day of ……...... , 20……. The above-mentioned Enumerator made and subscribed before me the above oath/affirmation.

In testimony whereof I have issued this Certificate under my hand.

…………………………………….. Registration Officer (or as the case may be)

Date ……………………………………………… ______

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FORM 7 (Section 9) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS REGISTRATION NOTICE

TAKE NOTICE that—

1. The boundaries of Polling Division No. ……….. of the Electoral District of ……………………. are as follows— ………………………………...…………………….……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………….………………….……………………….…. ………………………………………………………………………….…………………...……………… …………………………………………………………………………………….……………...………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..…

2. The enumeration of all qualified persons will begin on ...... day of ...... , 20…… and will be completed on the ...... day of ...... , 20…… .

3. The Enumerator for the above Polling Division is ...... ……………...……………. .

4. The Constitution of Anguilla provides as follows—

“Qualification of voters 43. (1) Subject to the next following subsection a person shall be qualified to be registered as a voter in an electoral district if he is of the age of eighteen years and upwards and—

(a) is a British Dependent Territories citizen born in Anguilla, and is domiciled there at the qualifying date; or

(b) (i) is a person who belongs to Anguilla who has resided in Anguilla for a period of not less than twelve months immediately before the qualifying date, and is domiciled there at that date, and is the lawful spouse, widow or widower, or the son or daughter or the spouse of such son or daughter of a person who was born in Anguilla; or

(ii) is a person who belongs to Anguilla who is domiciled in Anguilla and has resided there for a period of at least five years immediately before the qualifying date; and

(2) Every person who is qualified to be registered as a voter in any electoral district shall be entitled to be so registered provided that a person shall not be registered as a voter in more than one electoral district.

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Disqualification of voters

44. (1) No person shall be qualified to be registered as a voter who—

(a) is under sentence of death imposed on him by a court of law in any country or is under

sentence of imprisonment (by whatever name called) exceeding twelve months

imposed on him by such court or substituted by competent authority for some other

sentence imposed on him by such a court, provided that the acts constituting the

offence for which such sentence was imposed would, if committed in Anguilla, have

constituted an offence under the law of Anguilla;

(b) is a person certified to be insane or otherwise adjudged to be of unsound mind under any law in force in Anguilla; or

(c) is disqualified for registration as a voter by any law in force in Anguilla relating to offences connected with elections.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of the preceding subsection—

(a) two or more terms of imprisonment that are required to be served consecutively shall be regarded as a single term of imprisonment for the aggregate period of those terms; and

(b) no account shall be taken of a sentence of imprisonment imposed as an alternative to, or in default of the payment of, a fine.

Right to vote at elections 45. (1) Any person who is registered as a voter in an electoral district shall, while so registered, be entitled to vote at any election for that district unless he is prohibited from so voting by any law in force in Anguilla—

(a) because he is a Returning Officer; or

(b) because he has been concerned in any offence connected with elections.

(2) No person shall vote at any election for any electoral district who—

(a) is not registered as a voter in that district;

(b) has voted in another electoral district at the same election;

(d) is for any other reason unable to attend to vote in person (except in so far as it may be provided by law that persons unable so to attend may vote).”. 5. The preliminary list of qualified persons for the above Polling Division will be posted up in this Polling Division for a period of 12 days beginning on the ...... day of ...... , 20……. . …………………………….…….. ………………………………………. Date Registration Officer

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FORM 8 (Section 11(2)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION ON PRELIMINARY LIST OF VOTERS

Electoral District …………………………………………………….…… Polling Division No………………… The person named below, applies to be registered as a voter in this Electoral District and to be included on the preliminary list of voters as follows:

NAME (Family name first) OCCUPATION RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

The following documents are submitted with this application as proof of the qualifications of the above-named person to be registered as a voter. Place a tick (9 ) in the box beside the documents submitted with this application: Birth Certificate(s) of applicant(s) Birth Certificate(s) of parent(s) Marriage Certificate Birth Certificate(s) of grandparent(s) Belonger Status Certificate/ stamp Certificate of Naturalisation/ Registration British Overseas Territories Citizen Passport (Anguilla) Letter of Residence (from a community leader) indicating applicant’s period of residence in the Electoral District Letter(s) from applicant’s employer(s) over the past 5 years, indicating applicant’s period(s) of employment Other

Date …………………………………... Signed ……………………………………………….… Applicant or Adult in Applicant’s Household (R.A. 10/2008, s. 19) ______

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FORM 9 (Section 27(1)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION ON QUARTERLY LIST OF VOTERS Part I is to be filled out by persons applying for registration in the Electoral District for the first time. Part II is to be filled out by persons who are registered as voters in the Electoral District and who wish to amend the particulars of their registration. PART I Electoral District …………………………………………………………………………………………………... I apply to be registered as a voter in this Electoral District and to be included on the quarterly list of voters as follows:

NAME (Family name first) OCCUPATION RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

I believe I am qualified to be registered as a voter in this Electoral District and I submit proof of my qualifications with this application. Place a tick (9 ) in the box beside the documents you are submitting with your application: Birth Certificate of applicant Birth Certificate(s) of parent(s) Marriage Certificate Birth Certificate(s) of grandparent(s) Belonger Status Certificate/ stamp Certificate of Naturalisation/ Registration British Overseas Territories Citizen Passport (Anguilla) Letter of Residence (from community leader) indicating applicant’s period of residence in the Electoral District Letter(s) from applicant’s employer(s) over the past 5 years, indicating applicant’s period(s) of employment Other

Date………………………………………... Signed ………………………………………… Applicant

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PART II

Electoral District ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. I am presently registered on the existing register of voters for this electoral district as follows:

Name ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……..

Occupation………………………………………………………………………………………………..………..

Residential Address……………………………………………...... I apply to amend my registration on the existing register of voters for this Electoral District to reflect the name, address and occupation stated below:

NAME (Family name first) OCCUPATION RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

I believe I remain qualified to be registered as a voter in this Electoral District and I submit proof of my qualifications with this application. Place a tick (9 ) in the box beside the documents you are submitting with your application: Birth Certificate of applicant Birth Certificate(s) of parent(s) Marriage Certificate Birth Certificate(s) of grandparent(s) Belonger Status Certificate/ stamp Certificate of Naturalisation/ Registration British Overseas Territories Citizen Passport (Anguilla) Letter of Residence (from community leader) indicating applicant’s period of residence in the Electoral District Letter(s) from applicant’s employer(s) over the past 5 years, indicting applicant’s period(s) of employment Deed Poll Driver’s Licence Other

Date………………………………. Signed …………………………………… Applicant (R.A. 10/2008, s. 19) ______

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FORM 10 (Section 11(3)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS INDEX BOOK

Electoral District of ……………………………………………………………….………………………………..

Polling Division No . …………………………………………………………………………………………….. (Insert name of Polling Division, if any) comprising ……………………………………………………………………………………………….………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………... …………………………………………………………………………..………………………….………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….…………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….……………….……….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..……………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……...

(Insert the description of the boundaries of Polling Division)

Consecutive NAME (Family OCCUPATION RESIDENTIAL REMARKS Number name first) ADDRESS

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 20) ______

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FORM 11 (Section 11(4)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS COPY OF ENTRY MADE IN INDEX BOOK

Electoral District of ………………………………………………………………….…………………………... Household of …………………………………….……………………… Polling Division No . ……………….. Address …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

The following is a copy of the entry which I have this day made, in respect of your household, of the persons qualified to vote in the above Polling Division of this Electoral District, for the election of a member of the House of Assembly.

Any notice of correction or addition or objection to this entry must be sent to the Registration Officer on or before the ...... day of ...... , 20…….. .

Date ……………………………………………….. Signed …………………..…………………………... Enumerator

Number NAME OCCUPATION RESIDENTIAL REMARKS (Family name first) ADDRESS A B

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 21) ______

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FORM 12 (Section 27(3)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS CERTIFICATE OF PROVISIONAL REGISTRATION

Electoral District ………………………………………………………………………………….……...... ……...

I certify that the person named has satisfied me that on the next qualifying date he/she is or will be qualified to be registered as a voter in this Electoral District and I will enter that person on the quarterly list of voters for this Electoral District which will be published on the ………… day of ……………………., ………..

Consecutive NAME RESIDENTIAL OCCUPATION REMARKS Number (Family name first) ADDRESS

Date……………………………………………….. Signed …………………………………...…………… Electoral Registration Officer

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 22) ______

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FORM 13 (Section 14) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF SCRUTINEERS

I, ...... ………………………………………………….…..………………...... , Secretary of the …………………….…………...... , a party organised and operating in Anguilla, being duly authorised to act herein on behalf of the party, nominate each of the persons whose names appear in the list following or hereunto attached, for appointment as a scrutineer in respect of the Polling Division mentioned opposite the name and address of the person in the list.

Date …………………………………………. …………………………………………………. Secretary

NAME OCCUPATION ADDRESS POLLING DIVISION

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FORM 14 (Section 16) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS APPOINTMENT OF A SCRUTINEER

To …………………………...…………………………………………………………………….……………….. whose occupation is ………..……………………………………………………………………..……………….. and whose address is ………………………………………………………………………………………………

In pursuance of section 16 of the Election Registration Regulations, I, the undersigned, in my capacity as a Registration Officer for the Electoral District of ………………………………………………………………….. do hereby appoint you to be a scrutineer for Polling Division No. …………… in that Electoral District.

Date …………………………………………… …………………….……………………………. Registration Officer ______

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FORM 15 (Sections 17 and 57) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS OATH/AFFIRMATION OF SCRUTINEER

I, the undersigned, …………………………………………………………………., being appointed a scrutineer for Polling Division No. …………………… in the Electoral District of …………..…………………………… do swear/solemnly and sincerely affirm that I will act faithfully in my capacity as a scrutineer, and that I will not obstruct any Enumerator in the performance of his duties as such, that in the course of my duties as a scrutineer I will not ask any questions or make any remarks with a view to ascertaining or influencing the political opinions of persons registrable as voters and that I will act in every respect according to law. So help me God.*

……………………………………………….. Scrutineer

Sworn/Affirmed before me this ……..…… day of ……………………………………………, 20….. .

……………………………………………….. *Delete if affirmed ______

CERTIFICATE OF THE REGISTRATION OFFICER HAVING TAKEN THE OATH/AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that on the ………………….. day of …………...………………, 20…… the scrutineer above-named made and subscribed before me the above set forth oath or affirmation.

In testimony whereof I have issued this certificate under my hand.

Date ………………………………………….. ……………………………………………….. Registration Officer

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FORM 16 (Sections 21(2)(a) and 22(2)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS CERTIFICATE OF ENUMERATOR

I, ………………………………………………………….., Enumerator for Polling Division No. ……………... of the Electoral District of …………………………………………………………………. certify that the above is a true copy of the preliminary list for the Polling Division.

Dated this ……………..……….. day of ……………………………………….., 20…… .

……………………………………… Enumerator ______

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FORM 17 (Section 24) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS REVISION NOTICE

TAKE NOTICE that—

(a) the boundaries of Polling Division No. ………………………………………… of the Electoral District of …………………..………….……………………………………… are as follows— ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..;

(b) the preliminary list of qualified persons for the above Polling Division will be revised during the 12 day period beginning on 27th October 2008; (c) any qualified person whose name, address or occupation has been omitted from or incorrectly stated in the preliminary list may give notice in writing in Form 21 to the Registration Officer at ……………….. …………………………………………………………. claiming that his name, address or occupation be inserted in the list or that the entry relating thereto be corrected, as the case may be;

(d) any qualified person whose name appears in more than one preliminary list is hereby required to give notice in writing in Form 24 to the Registration Officer at …………………………...………………….. (i) electing for which Polling Division he desires to be registered,

(ii) specifying the other Polling Divisions in the preliminary list for which his name appears, and (iii) requiring the Registration Officer to cause his name to be deleted from such other preliminary list; (e) any qualified person whose name appears in the preliminary list may give notice in writing in Form 23 to the Registration Officer at …………………………………………………………. objecting to the inclusion in the list of any other person on the ground that that other person is not a qualified person; (f) copies of the forms mentioned above may be obtained at the office of any Registration Officer.

Date………………………………………………. ………………………………………………… Enumerator

(R.A. 26/2008, s. 3) ______

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FORM 18 (Section 29(2)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS REVISION NOTICE (QUARTERLY LIST OF VOTERS)

Electoral District …………………………………………………………………………………….....……... TAKE NOTICE that— (a) the quarterly list of voters for this Electoral District will be revised on ………………………; (b) any person who— (i) holds a certificate of provisional registration and whose name, address or occupation has been omitted from or incorrectly stated in this quarterly list, or (ii) applied to be registered on this quarterly list and did not receive a certificate of provisional registration, but reasonably believes he /she is qualified to be registered; may give notice in Form ……….. to the Electoral Registration Officer at the Central Electoral Office on or before ………………………, claiming that his/ her name, address or occupation be inserted in the list or that the entry relating thereto be corrected, as the case may be; (c) any qualified person whose name appears on more than one quarterly list is required to give notice in Form ………….. to the Electoral Registration Officer at the Central Registration Office on or before …………………………….………..— (i) electing the Electoral District in which he/ she desires to be registered, (ii) specifying the other electoral district in relation to which his/ her name is listed on the quarterly list, and (iii) requiring the Electoral Registration Officer to delete his name from the other quarterly list; (d) any qualified person whose name is spelt incorrectly on this quarterly list is required to give notice in Form 25 to the Electoral Registration Officer at the Central Electoral Office on or before …………………………………….; (e) any qualified person whose name appears on the existing register of voters, may give notice in Form ………. to the Electoral Registration Officer at the Central Electoral Office on or before …………………….., objecting to the inclusion on this quarterly list of any other person on the ground that that person is not a qualified person; (f) copies of the forms mentioned above may be obtained at the Central Electoral Office.

Date……………………………….………………. Signed ……………………………………………… Electoral Registration Officer (R.A. 10/2008, s. 23) ______

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FORM 19 (Section 30(5)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS REVISION NOTICE (PRELIMINARY LIST OF VOTERS)

Electoral District …………………………………………………………………………………….....……...

TAKE NOTICE that—

(a) the preliminary list of voters for this Electoral District will be revised on ……………………………;

(b) any qualified person whose name appears on more than one preliminary list is required to give notice in Form ………….. to the Electoral Registration Officer at the Central Registration Office on or before ……………………………..—

(i) electing the Electoral District in which he/ she desires to be registered,

(ii) specifying the other electoral district in relation to which his/ her name is listed on the preliminary list, and

(iii) requiring the Electoral Registration Officer to delete his name from the other preliminary list;

(c) any qualified person whose name is spelt incorrectly on this preliminary list is required to give notice in Form 25 to the Electoral Registration Officer at the Central Electoral Office on or before …………………………………….;

(d) any qualified person whose name appears on the preliminary list may give notice in Form ………. to the Electoral Registration Officer at the Central Electoral Office on or before ……………………………….., objecting to the inclusion on this preliminary list of any other person on the ground that that person is not a qualified person;

(e) copies of the forms mentioned above may be obtained at the Central Electoral Office.

Date……………………………….………………. Signed ……………………………………………… Electoral Registration Officer

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 24) ______

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FORM 20 (Sections 25 and 57) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS OATH/AFFIRMATION OF ENUMERATOR UPON COMPLETION OF HIS WORK I, ……………………………………………………………………………………..., the Enumerator appointed to prepare the preliminary list of voters for Polling Division No. …………………….….. of the Electoral District of …………………………………………………….. do swear/solemnly and sincerely affirm that it contains as complete and as correct a list of the qualified voters as I have been able to prepare for the above- mentioned Polling Division and that I have performed all my duties according to all instructions, rules and regulations. So help me God.*

………………………………………….. Enumerator

Sworn/Affirmed before me this ………………………… day of ………………………………., 20…… .

…………………………………….…….. * Delete if affirmed ______

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FORM 21 (Sections 31 and 34(1)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS NOTICE OF CLAIM

To the Registration Officer for the Electoral District of …………………………………………………………

TAKE NOTICE that I, ……………………………………………………………………………………..……… (Name of Claimant) of ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……….. (Place of Residence)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………... (Occupation) am qualified for inclusion in the preliminary list of voters for Polling Division No. ………………….. of the above Electoral District of ……………………………………………………………... and that my name, address and occupation have been *(omitted from) (wrongly stated in) such list and that I hereby claim that such list be amended *(by the insertion of my name, address and occupation therein) (by the correction of the particulars therein relating to my name, address and occupation).

* Delete inappropriate words in brackets

Date …………………………………………… ……………….………………………………. Signature of Claimant

…………………………….………………… Witness NOTE: This Form need not be witnessed unless the claimant, instead of signing, makes his mark.

This Form should be delivered to the Office of the Registration Officer.

The following documents are submitted with this application as proof of the qualifications of the above-named person to be registered as a voter.

Place a tick (9 ) in the box beside the documents submitted with this application:

British Overseas Territories Citizen Passport (Anguilla)

Belonger Status Certificate/ Stamp

Certificate of Naturalisation/ Registration

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Birth Certificate of claimant

Birth Certificate(s) of claimant’s parent(s)

Birth Certificate(s) of claimant’s grandparent(s)

Marriage Certificate

Letter of Residence (from a community leader) indicating applicant’s period of residence in the Electoral District

Letter(s) from applicant’s employer(s) over the past 5 years, indicating applicant’s period(s) of employment

Other

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 25 and R.A. 24/2008, s. 5) ______

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FORM 22 (Sections 31, 34(3) and 34(7)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS NOTICE OF CLAIM

To the Electoral Registration Officer for the Electoral District of ………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………... (Occupation)

*(hold a provisional certificate of registration for inclusion in the quarterly list of voters for Polling Division No. …………….. of the above Electoral District of ……………………………………………………………... and that my name, address and occupation have been*[omitted from] [wrongly stated in] such list) (applied and am qualified for inclusion in the quarterly list of voters for Polling Division No. . …………….. of the above Electoral District of ……………………………………………………………... and that I did not receive a certificate of provisional registration) and that I hereby claim that such list be amended *(by the insertion of my name, address and occupation therein) (by the correction of the particulars therein relating to my name, address and occupation).

* Delete inappropriate words in brackets

Date …………………………………………… ……………….………………………………. Signature of Claimant

…………………………….………………… Witness NOTE: This Form need not be witnessed unless the claimant, instead of signing, makes his mark.

This Form should be delivered to the Office of the *(Registration Officer) (Electoral Registration Officer).

Provisional Certificate of Registration (Form 12)

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Copy of application

British Overseas Territories Citizen Passport (Anguilla)

Belonger Status Certificate/ Stamp

Certificate of Naturalisation/ Registration

Birth Certificate of claimant

Birth Certificate(s) of claimant’s parent(s)

Birth Certificate(s) of claimant’s grandparent(s)

Marriage Certificate

Letter of Residence (from a community leader) indicating applicant’s period of residence in the Electoral District

Letter(s) from applicant’s employer(s) over the past 5 years, indicating applicant’s period(s) of employment

Other

(R.A. 24/2008, s. 5) ______

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FORM 23 (Sections 31, 36(1), 36(3), 38(1) and 38(3)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS NOTICE OF OBJECTION

To the *(Registration Officer) (Electoral Registration Officer) for the Electoral District of ………………….…..

TAKE NOTICE that I,………………………………………………….………………………………………….. (Name of Objector) of ………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….. (Place of Residence) ……………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………... (Occupation) am qualified for inclusion in the *(preliminary list of voters) (register of voters) for Polling Division No. …………………………….. of the above Electoral District, and am so included;

And that I object to the inclusion in the *(preliminary list of voters) (quarterly list of voters) of ………..………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... …………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……... (Enter Name, Occupation and Address of Person Objected to) on the ground that such person is disqualified for inclusion therein by reason of………………….……………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………...…………….…… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….………..……. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…...

…………………………………………………... ………………………………………………………... Witness Signature Date……………………………………………… Note:- This Form need not be witnessed unless the objector, instead of signing, makes his mark.

This Form should be delivered to the Office of the *(Registration Officer) (Electoral Registration Officer).

* Delete inappropriate words in brackets

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 26) ______

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FORM 24 (Sections 31, 33(1)(a) and 33(2)(a)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS NOTICE OF ELECTION OF RESIDENCE TAKE NOTICE that I, ………………………………………………...……………..……………………………. of …………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………….. (Address) (Occupation) whose name appears on two *(preliminary lists of voters) (quarterly lists of voters), namely—

For Polling Division No. …………………. of the Electoral District of ….……………………………………... and for Polling Division No. ………………... of the Electoral District of .……………………………………... elect to be registered for Polling Division No. …………………. of the Electoral District of …………………... …………………………………………… .

Dated this ……………..……….. day of ……………………………………….., 20……. .

………………………………………… Signature of Voter

To: The *(Registration Officer) (Electoral Registration Officer)

Polling Division No. ……………………….…….

Electoral District of ……………………………………………………

* Delete inappropriate words in brackets

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 27) ______

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FORM 25 (Sections 31, 33(1)(b) and 33(2)(b)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS NOTICE OF MIS-SPELT NAME

To: *(Registration Officer) (Electoral Registration Officer)

From: …………………………………….……………………………………………………………………… Name of Voter of …………………………………...………………………………………, ……………………………. Address Occupation

TAKE NOTICE that my name is spelt incorrectly on the *(preliminary list of voters) (quarterly list of voters) for the Electoral District of ……………………………………………………………………………………… .

I request that the spelling of my name on that list be corrected to reflect the above.

Date ……………………………………………… Signed …………………………………………. Voter *Delete inappropriate words in brackets

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 28) ______

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FORM 26 (Sections 36(5) and 38(5)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS NOTICE TO PERSONS OBJECTED TO TAKE NOTICE that I have received objections to the inclusion of your name, address and occupation in the *(preliminary list of voters) (quarterly list of voters) for Polling Division No. ………………………………….. of the Electoral District of ……………………………………………………….. and that the revision of the list will take place on the …………………………………… day of ………………………………, 20…….. between the hours of ………… a.m./p.m. and …………….. a.m./p.m. at ……………………………………… .

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless you appear before me and show cause why your name *(should not be deleted from) (should be included in) the *(preliminary list of voters) (quarterly list of voters), your name *(may be deleted therefrom) (may not be included therein).

Date …………………………………………. ………………………………………………….. *(Registration Officer) (Electoral Registration Officer)

To: …………………………………………

of: …………………………………………

* Delete inappropriate words in brackets

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 29) ______

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FORM 27 (Sections 36(5) and 38(5)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS NOTICE OF HEARING OF OBJECTION TAKE NOTICE that the objection you have made to the inclusion of the name of …………………… …………………………………….whose address is …………………………………………………………….. and whose occupation is …………………....…………………. in the *(preliminary list of voters) (quarterly list of voters) for the Polling Division No. …………… for the Electoral District of …………...……………………. will be heard at …………………………………………..………………. on the …………………………… day of ……………………………, 20…… between the hours of ………… a.m./p.m. and ……………… a.m./p.m.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless you appear before me to substantiate the reasons for your objection the matter may be determined in your absence.

Dated this ……………..……….. day of ……………………………………….., 20…… .

……………………………………………………………... *(Registration Officer) (Electoral Registration Officer) To: …………………………………………

of: ………………………………………….

* Delete inappropriate words in brackets

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 30) ______

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FORM 28 (Section 35) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS LIST OF CLAIMS

TAKE NOTICE that the persons (hereinafter referred to as “claimants”) whose names, residences and occupations are set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to this notice have claimed in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Act that the *(preliminary list of voters) (quarterly list of voters) for Polling Division No. …….…. of the Electoral District of ……………………………………………….………………………………………. should be amended by the insertion therein of their names, residences and occupations as set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to this notice, and that the persons whose names, residences and occupations as set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to this notice have claimed in accordance with the provisions of the Act that the entries in the *(preliminary list of voters) (quarterly list of voters) for Polling Division No. ………………………. for the Electoral District of …………………………………………………………………………….…………… relating to their names, residences, or occupations, as the case may be, should be amended to conform with the names, residences and occupations as set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to this notice.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any qualified person who objects to the inclusion of the name of any claimant in the *(preliminary list of voters) (quarterly list of voters) upon the ground that such claimant is not qualified for inclusion therein may send in an objection to such inclusion not later than the ……………….. day of …..……………………………., 20…… and attend at …………………………………………………...……. on the ………………… day of ………………………...…………..,20……. at ……………………… a.m./p.m. and then and there show cause why the name of such claimant should not be included in the list.

SCHEDULE PART 1

NAME PLACE OF RESIDENCE OCCUPATION

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PART 2

NAME PLACE OF RESIDENCE OCCUPATION

Date ……………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………….. *(Registration Officer) (Electoral Registration Officer) * Delete inappropriate words in brackets

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 31) ______

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FORM 29 (Sections 37 and 39) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS LIST OF OBJECTIONS

TAKE NOTICE that the persons whose names, residences and occupations are specified in Column 1 of the Schedule to this notice have objected to the inclusion in the *(preliminary list of voters) (quarterly list of voters) for Polling Division No. …….……… of the Electoral District of ………………………………………………. of the persons whose names, residences and occupations are specified in Column 2 of the Schedule to this notice upon the grounds specified in Column 3 of the Schedule to this notice.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that, unless any person specified in Column 2 of the Schedule to this notice attends at the place and time specified for the revision of the list and shows why his name should not be deleted from the list, his name may so be deleted.

SCHEDULE

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3

Date…………………………………………….. ………………………………………………….. *(Registration Officer) (Electoral Registration Officer) * Delete inappropriate words in brackets

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 32) ______

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FORM 30 (Section 40(1)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS NOTICE OF INSERTION OR CORRECTION

TAKE NOTICE that your claim* (for insertion) (relating to correction of particulars) in the *(preliminary list of voters) (quarterly list of voters) for Polling Division No. ……………. in the Electoral District of ………………………...………………………… has been allowed.

Dated this ……………..……….. day of ……………………………………….., 20…… .

……..……...………………………………………….. *(Registration Officer) (Electoral Registration Officer) * Delete inappropriate words in brackets

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 33) ______

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FORM 31 (Sections 43(1) and 43(2)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MAKE CORRECTIONS OR INSERTIONS

TAKE NOTICE that I intend to make corrections in your registration in the *(preliminary list of voters) (quarterly list of voters) for Polling Division No. …………………. of the Electoral District of …………………………………………….……………….. .

The corrections are as follows: …………………………………………………………………………………... ………………………………………………………………….………………..…………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………….…………………………...…………… ……………………………………………………………………………………….…………………..…………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………...

If you object to the above corrections being made, your objections will be heard by me at……………………… …………………………………….. on the ……………. day of …………………………………………….., 20……… between the hours of………………………… a.m./p.m. and ……………………….. a.m./p.m.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless you appear before me for your objection to be heard the above- mentioned corrections will be made.

Dated this ……………..……….. day of ……………………………………….., 20…… .

………………………………………………… *(Registration Officer) (Electoral Registration Officer) * Delete inappropriate words in brackets

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 34) ______

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FORM 32 (Sections 45(1)(a) and 48(1)(a)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS REVISED PRELIMINARY LIST OF VOTERS

Electoral District ……………………………………………………………………………………...……… The persons listed below are qualified to be registered as voters in the above-stated Electoral District.

Consecutive NAME RESIDENTIAL OCCUPATION REMARKS Number (Family name first) ADDRESS

I, ………………………………………………………., *(Registration Officer) (Electoral Registration Officer), certify that this is a true copy of the revised preliminary list of voters for the above-stated Electoral District.

Date ……………………………………………… Signed ……………………………………………………… *(Registration Officer) (Electoral Registration Officer) *Delete inappropriate words in brackets

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 35) ______

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FORM 33 (Section 46(a)) ANGUILLA ELECTIONS ACT ELECTION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS REVISED QUARTERLY LIST OF VOTERS

Electoral District ……………………………………………………………………………………....……… The persons listed in Part I have presented themselves to the Electoral Registration Officer for registration as voters and have satisfied the Electoral Registration Officer that they are qualified to be registered. The persons listed in Part II have presented themselves to the Electoral Registration Officer and have claimed that their names, addresses or occupations on the register of voters should be amended to reflect the names, addresses or occupations set out in Part II.

PART I

Consecutive NAME RESIDENTIAL OCCUPATION REMARKS Number (Family name first) ADDRESS

PART II

Consecutive NAME RESIDENTIAL OCCUPATION REMARKS Number (Family name first) ADDRESS

I, …………………………………………….., Electoral Registration Officer, certify that this is a true copy of the revised quarterly list of voters for the above-stated Electoral District.

Date ……………………………………………… Signed …….…………………………………… Electoral Registration Officer

(R.A. 10/2008, s. 36) ______

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Revised Regulations of Anguilla: E30-2

ELECTIONS ACT (R.S.A. c. E30)

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS REGULATIONS

Note: These Regulations are enabled under section 87 of the Elections Act, R.S.A. c. E30.1 (Am. in L.R. 15/12/2008)

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SECTION 1. Remuneration of officers 2. Travelling 3. Statement of candidature 4. Symbols for ballot paper 5. Party symbol 6. Allotment of symbols 7. Citation ______

Remuneration of officers 1. (1) Subject to subsections (2), (7) and (8), the Supervisor of Elections shall be paid at the rate of $500 per month.

(2) Where there is an election, the Supervisor of Elections shall be paid—

(a) in relation to a general election, an amount arrived at when the following formula is applied—

A = 3 x (PS ÷ 12)

where—

A = amount payable

(b) in relation to a by-election, an amount arrived at when the following formula is applied—

A = PS ÷ 12

1 This Note has been corrected to reflect the renumbering of the Act by Act 11/2008.

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where—

A = amount payable

PS = annual salary at the lowest step of a Permanent Secretary in the employment of the Government of Anguilla as shown in the Annual Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure as approved by the House of Assembly. (3) An amount referred to in subsection (2) becomes payable on the day the Writ of Election is returned to the Governor. (R.A. 25/2008, s. 1)

(4) The following rates, or amounts, as the case may be, shall be paid to the officers hereinafter mentioned for their services in connection with the registration of voters or the holding of any election, as the case may be—

(a) Electoral Registration Officer...... $2,000.00 per month (b) Clerk of the Central Electoral Office ...... $1,500.00 per month (c) a Returning Officer of an electoral district where the election was contested ...... $1,125.00 (d) a Returning Officer of an electoral district where the election was uncontested ...... $ 565.00 (e) a Presiding Officer ...... $1,050.00 (f) a Poll Clerk ...... $ 600.00 (g) a Tally Clerk ...... $ 150.00 (h) a Typist for the typing of each name appearing on the official list of voters ...... $ 1.25 per name. (R.A. 25/2008, s. 1 and R.A. 36/2008, s. 1)

(5) For exceptional reasons shown the Governor may authorise a variation of the above rates in any particular case.

(6) If any amount is payable under this section to a person who is appointed to a public office other than one referred to in this section, that amount shall be payable as an allowance. (R.A. 25/2008, s. 1)

(7) In the enumeration year, the Supervisor of Elections shall be paid at the rate of $5,000 per month, which shall be payable from one month before the start of the enumeration period referred to in section 4 of the Election Registration Regulations until 2 months after the date on which the register is proclaimed to be in force. (R.A. 25/2008, s. 1)

(8) For the one-year period beginning 1st January 2009, the Supervisor of Elections shall be paid at the rate of $2,000 per month. (R.A. 25/2008, s. 1)

(9) For greater certainty—

(a) in any month when an amount referred to in subsection (2) is payable, that amount shall be paid instead of the rate referred to in subsection (1); and

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(b) when a rate referred to in subsection (7) or (8) is payable, that rate shall be paid instead of the rate referred to in subsection (1). (R.A. 25/2008, s. 1)

Travelling 2. For travelling in connection with an election or the registration of voters, officers shall be paid at the rate that is payable by way of travelling allowance to public officers.

Statement of candidature 3. (1) The expression “political party” hereinafter appearing means any party, members of which contest an election.

(2) Where candidates from the same political party contest an election the secretary of the party shall file with the Supervisor of Elections a certified joint statement made by such candidates according to the form prescribed in Schedule 1.

Symbols for ballot paper 4. There shall be printed upon every ballot paper opposite the name of every candidate who has been allocated a symbol the appropriate symbol, being one of the symbols shown in Schedule 2.

Party symbol 5. The same symbol may be allotted to every candidate from the same political party, if so requested by that political party.

Allotment of symbols 6. Allotment of symbols shall be at the discretion of the Supervisor of Elections, but so far as possible he shall allot to each political party or individual candidate the symbol requested.

Citation 7. These Regulations may be cited as the House of Assembly Elections Regulations, Revised Regulations of Anguilla E30-2. ______

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SCHEDULE 1 (Section 3) ELECTIONS ACT HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS REGULATIONS CERTIFIED JOINT STATEMENT OF CANDIDATURE

To the Supervisor of Elections:

We, the undersigned persons, hereby give notice that we are members of the party called ………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... and we are contesting the elections immediately forthcoming in the relevant Electoral District appearing opposite our names and numbered in accordance with the Elections Act. We request that we be allotted as a party symbol, the symbol number …………………………, which is a ………………………………….. Number of Name of Candidate Address Occupation Electoral Signature District 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. I certify that the above statement is true and correct.

Date ……………………………………… ..………………………..………….… Secretary of Party

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SCHEDULE 2 (Section 4) ELECTIONS ACT HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS REGULATIONS SYMBOLS TO BE USED ON BALLOT PAPER

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R.S.A. c. E30 Qualifying Date for the Year 2000 Regulations R.R.A. E30-3

Revised Regulations of Anguilla: E30-3

ELECTIONS ACT (R.S.A. c. E30)

QUALIFYING DATE FOR THE YEAR 2000 REGULATIONS

[Repealed by Revision 15 December 2002]

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R.S.A. c. E30 Qualifying Date Regulations R.R.A. E30-4

Revised Regulations of Anguilla: E30-4

ELECTIONS ACT (R.S.A. c. E30)

QUALIFYING DATE REGULATIONS

Note: These Regulation are enabled under the definition of “qualifying date” set out in section 1 of the Elections Act, R.S.A. c. E30.

Qualifying date 1. The qualifying date set out in Column 1 below is prescribed for the year set out opposite in Column 2.

Column 1 Column 2 Qualifying Date Year 31st August 2006 2006 30th September 2007 2007. (R.A. 15/2006 and R.A. 21/2007, s. 1)

Citation 2. These Regulations may be cited as the Qualifying Date Regulations, Revised Regulations of Anguilla E30-4. ______

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R.S.A. c. E30 Period for Preparation for the Preliminary Lists of Voters Regulations R.R.A. E30-5

Revised Regulations of Anguilla: E30-5

ELECTIONS ACT (R.S.A. c. E30)

PERIOD FOR PREPARATION OF PRELIMINARY LISTS OF VOTERS REGULATIONS

[Repealed by Revision 15 December 2004]

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Appointed Date for the Coming into Force of R.S.A. c. E30 the Registers of Voters Regulations R.R.A. E30-6

Revised Regulations of Anguilla: E30-6

ELECTIONS ACT (R.S.A. c. E30)

APPOINTED DATE FOR THE COMING INTO FORCE OF REGISTERS OF VOTERS REGULATIONS

[Repealed by Revision 15 December 2004]

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R.S.A. c. E30 Period for Preparation for the Preliminary Lists of Voters Regulations R.R.A. E30-7

Revised Regulations of Anguilla: E30-7

ELECTIONS ACT (R.S.A. c. E30)

PERIOD FOR PREPARATION OF PRELIMINARY LISTS OF VOTERS REGULATIONS

Note: These Regulations are enabled under section 14 of the Elections Act, R.S.A. c. E30.1 (Am. in L.R. 15/12/2008)

Period for preparation of preliminary lists of voters 1. The period for preparation of preliminary lists of all persons qualified to be registered as voters for the year set out in Column 1 is the period set out opposite in Column 2— Column 1 Column 2 Year Period 2006 between 1st July to 31st August 2006 2007 between 2nd August to 30th September 2007. (R.A. 9/2006, s. 1 and R.A. 20/2007, s. 1)

Citation 2. These Regulations may be cited as the Period for Preparation of Preliminary Lists of Voters Regulations, Revised Regulations of Anguilla E30-7. ______

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Appointed Date for the Coming into Force of R.S.A. c. E30 the Registers of Voters Regulations R.R.A. E30-8

Revised Regulations of Anguilla: E30-8

ELECTIONS ACT (R.S.A. c. E30)

APPOINTED DATE FOR THE COMING INTO FORCE OF REGISTERS OF VOTERS REGULATIONS

Note: These Regulations are enabled under section 20(2) of the Elections Act, R.S.A. c. E30.1 (Am. in L.R. 15/12/2008)

Appointed date 1. The appointed date for the coming into force of the Registers of Voters for all the electoral districts prepared and compiled in the year set out in Column 1 in the period for that year set out in the Period for Preparation of Preliminary Lists of Voters Regulations is the date set out opposite in Column 2 and shall remain in force until the next registers of voters come into force— Column 1 Column 2 Year Appointed Date 2006 18th December 2006 2007 17th December 2007 2008 15th December 2008. (R.A. 24/2006, s. 1, R.A. 28/2007, s. 1 and R.A. 39/2008, s. 1)

Citation 2. These Regulations may be cited as the Appointed Date for the Coming into Force of Registers of Voters Regulations, Revised Regulations of Anguilla E30-8. ______

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