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And just like that, another year has flown by. 2024 was a remarkable year for many reasons. 2024 was often referred to as the “Super Global Year of Elections”. Last year saw more than 800 million people go to the polls in nearly 80 countries to express their democratic right to vote. In similar fashion,
Presidential Elections took place in Algeria on September 7, 2024. Three Presidential candidates appeared on the final ballot thus vying for the Presidential post. The President of Algeria is elected using the two-round system. In other words, if no candidate were to receive a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round
On Friday June 28, 2024, over 2.2 million registered voters will be eligible to vote in the Parliamentary Election in Mongolia. The diaspora voted in advance from June 20 to June 23, 2024. At stake in this election are all 126 seats in the State Great Hural. Several constitutional reforms were approved by the State
On April 17, 2024, the South Pacific nation of Solomon Islands held its first nationwide synchronized elections for Parliament, seven provincial assemblies, and the Honiara City Council. Over 420,000 voters were registered to vote at 1,200 polling stations spread over 249,000 nautical square miles. The 2024 joint elections were the first in which Solomon Islands
On Friday March 8, 2024, Ireland held Constitutional Referendums. Irish citizens were asked to vote in two Referendums to change their Constitution. The first Referendum concerned the concept of “Family” in the Constitution. The second Referendum proposed to delete an existing part of the Constitution and insert new text providing recognition for care provided by
On February 26, 2024, Jamaica will hold local government elections. It will be the first since 2016. The leadership of 14 municipal bodies will be elected. Jamaica’s parishes are divided into 63 constituencies with 228 electoral divisions. Councilors and mayors are elected to develop, manage, and maintain infrastructure and public facilities within these divisions. The
The end of the year and the beginning of a new year is cause for celebration. It is also a time for reflection. 2023 was another fun year in the history books here at Electoral Services International Inc. (ESI). Please refer to the text below and the photos attached for a snapshot of our year-in-review.
On December 19, 2023, the West African nation of Ghana held most of their District-Level elections. In a select number of electoral areas, the vote was carefully rescheduled to December 21, 2023. Registered voters went to the polls to elect 6,300 Assembly members and 31,000 Unit Committee members across 6,215 electoral areas in 216 metropolitan,
On Monday November 20, 2023, the Republic of the Marshall Islands held general elections. All 33 seats of the Marshallese Parliament were contested. On the same day, a constitutional referendum also took place. The Marshall Islands is a collection of 29 atolls and 5 islands. This stunning archipelago is geographically located between Hawaii and Australia.
ESI’s biometric voter registration (BVR) project in Solomon Islands is coming to a close. The registration teams that scattered across the islands and the new voter data that they collected in the field during the nationwide voter registration exercise are back at the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission’s data centre in Honiara. The voter records have