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Nomination day for Cayman Islands

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Nomination day for Cayman Islands

The election campaign season for Cayman Islands starts today as the Nomination Day Elections Act (2021) s. 29 takes effect.

It is expected that aspiring candidates will file their nomination forms with election officials in their respective districts today between 8:00am to 3:00pm.

Apart from the need to be nominated by at least two registered voters in the district they are running for, the candidates must pay a deposit of KYD$1,000 payable in cash or bank draft payable to the Cayman Islands Government.

The money will be refunded if the candidate receives at least 10% of the total votes cast in the district on election day.

Officially, there will be a six week-election campaign, which lasts until 13 April.

During that time, candidates are allowed to spend up to $40,000 on their political campaigns but they must account for all their individual expenses of $30 or more with the particulars and a receipt.

Governor Martyn Roper encouraged voters to cast their ballots amid COVID-19.

More than 23,600 voters, subject to claims and objections, will head to the polls on April 14 – one month earlier than previously planned.

Nomination locations

 Electoral DistrictNominations LocationNomination Address
West Bay North West Bay Assembly of God – Church Hall100 Finch Drive
West Bay West West Bay Library204 Rev. Blackman Road
West Bay Central The Church of God at West Bay108 Capt. Reginald Parsons Drive
West Bay South John Gray Memorial United Church Hall26 West Church Street
George Town North St. George’s Anglican Church Hall66 Courts Road
George Town Central Elmslie Memorial United Church Hall48B Harbour Drive
George Town WestChurch of God Universal, Church Hall2 Walkers Road
George Town SouthSouth Sound Community Centre1012 South Church Street
George Town East Agape Family Worship Centre Hall50B Fairbanks Road
Red Bay Seafarers Hall11 Victory Avenue
Prospect Moravian Church Hall497 Poindexter Road
SavannahSavannah United Church Hall17 Astral Way
Newlands International College of The Cayman Islands595 Hirst Road
Bodden Town West Agricultural Society Office – At the Grounds199 Lottery Road
Bodden Town East Webster Memorial United Church Hall266 Bodden Town Road
North Side Craddock Ebanks Civic Centre923 North Side Road
East End William Allen McLaughlin Civic Centre80 John McLean Drive
Cayman Brac West & Little Cayman District Administration Building – Conference Room19 Kirkconnell Street
Cayman Brac East Veterans & Seaman’s Society of Cayman Brac & Little Cayman Centre205 Ashton Reid Drive

Election contenders

In an article, the Cayman Compass has counted 17 challengers who have publicly declared they are running.

Likewise, it is reported that only one of the 19 incumbent MPs has opted not to seek re-election: veteran Savannah MP Anthony Eden.

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