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Director of Elections Glasspole Brown
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Glasspole Brown
By Nakinskie Robinson
Following concerns raised by Advocates Network Co-chair Robert Stephens about the timeline for the local government election, the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) says it is outside its remit to identify what would be a less disruptive timeline for the poll to be held.
Mr. Stephens on Tuesday morning expressed concern that given the three weeks constitutionally allotted for the time between when an election is called and when it is held, it seems likely that there will be disruptions across schools if the election is called now.
He said the ideal timing for the poll has already passed as this would have coincided with the mid term break.
But Director of Elections Glasspole Brown said the EOJ's mandate is to ensure the polls are conducted following announcement of election day.
"We are guided by what the Act says and the Act is quite specific in terms of timeline from announcement to nomination day and from nomination day to the day when the election is executed. And they say for us as an organisation, we are set up to execute election and therefore to be prepared based on that," he outlined.
He said the EOJ has begun acquiring stationery, recruiting and training election day workers, as well as other activities in preparation for the election.
"So we are comfortable with where we want to be, where we are now," he noted, adding "There are some activities that won't begin until nomination day."
The local government election is due by February 28.
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