Voter’s register to be open to the public as from December 28 |28 December 2015

The national voter’s register will open in all registration centres on Mahé, Praslin and La Digue as from Monday December 28, 2015.

The centres will be operational from 9am until 3pm everyday except weekends and public holidays.

Members of the public can also check their details on the register at the Electoral Commission’s headquarters at the National Cultural Centre (National Library) from 8am to 4pm.

The Electoral Commission of Seychelles is strongly calling on all voters to go and register or check their names and personal information in an effort to update the voter’s register as it will close when another election is announced.

Updating of the voter’s register is an important exercise and all eligible voters residing in Seychelles are requested to register or check their names and verify other personal details.

A second time around this exercise is being done throughout the year as per the revised Elections Act.

The commission has set up regional registration centres on Mahé, Praslin and La Digue to decentralise this service and facilitate this exercise for voters.

The chief registration officer, Lorna Lepathy, said this is particularly important for young voters turning 18 years of age as their names are not automatically added to the register.

“The call now is for everybody, irrespective of whether they were able to vote in the last election or not, to come and check their name on the register of voters. A special call to come and register also goes to those turning 18 or who have turned 18 recently and who could not vote during the last election as their names did not feature on the register,” she said.

“Anybody who has changed their names by marriage or divorce or other, come and do the formalities of changing your name on the register of voters,” she added.

According to the law a valid national identification card (ID) is needed to register or check your name on the voter’s register.

Those who have made changes to their names or address are advised to bring documents such as a certificate of marriage or divorce as proof.

Eligible voters living abroad need their ID and passport as proof that they have been living in Seychelles for over three months.

The registration centres are based in the district administration office of the following districts: Anse Aux Pins (which covers the electoral areas of Anse Aux Pins, Pointe Larue and Cascade); Anse Royale (which covers the electoral areas of  Anse Royale, Au Cap and Takamaka); Beau Vallon (which covers Beau Vallon, Bel Ombre and Glacis); Anse Boileau (which covers Anse Boileau, Baie Lazare, Grand Anse Mahé and Port Glaud); Baie St Anne Praslin (covering Baie Ste Anne and Grand Anse Praslin); La Digue (covering La Digue and the inner islands).

The centre based at the Electoral Commission headquarters at the National Cultural Centre (National Library) covers the electoral areas of Anse Etoile, Bel Air, English River, Les Mamelles, Mont Buxton, Mont Fleuri, Plaisance, Roche Caiman and St Louis as well as all other electoral areas.