National Assembly election process starts today |11 June 2016

The Electoral Commission has announced that the process leading to the next National Assembly election starts today, June 11, 2016.

“In accordance with Article 79 (1) of the Constitution of Seychelles a general election shall be held during the period starting at the beginning of the fifty-seventh month and ending at the end of the fifty-ninth month of a session of the National Assembly, thus the starting date of June 11, 2016. The Electoral Commission will in the near future announce the dates of the National Assembly election and also the date for nomination of candidates,” a communiqué from the office of the Electoral Commission says.

The Electoral Commission is reminding all citizens of 18 years and above to verify their status on the electoral register. Voters can check their status by visiting the registration centres during working hours from 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday.

A special call is being made to first time voters who have turned 18 since the beginning of 2016 and who have not yet registered: they must call at the registration centres to register their names so that they may exercise their constitutional right to vote and elect their representative in the forthcoming National Assembly election.

The Electoral Commission advises prisoners who have been released to verify their status on the voters’ register and in the event their names are not on the register to apply for registration.

The Electoral Commission also informs all voters and citizens that the registers of voters will, in accordance with article 8 (1A) (a) and article 13 (1), of the Elections Act, close for registration, transfers and or change of names immediately upon announcement of the dates of the National Assembly election.