Electoral Services International Inc. (ESI) has been welcomed back to Honiara, Solomon Islands to once again assist the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) in updating their voters list by biometrically registering all eligible voters ahead of Solomon Islands 2024 General Election. The project timeline was developed through months of planning and collaboration between ESI and
On April 15, 2023, Local Elections for Councilors (commonly referred to as Councillorship Elections) of the 120 Gambian wards were successfully held. Local Government Mayoral and Chairpersons’ Elections in the eight (8) Gambian local government areas are taking place in the Republic of The Gambia on Saturday, May 20, 2023. By Gambian law, the conduct
On May 14, 2023, registered voters in all 61 Albanian municipalities will head to the polls to vote in local elections. The elections are being closely monitored by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Since 2021, Albania’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has strengthened its voting process efficiency by implementing biometrics in its
It’s that time of year again! Time to reflect on another year in world history and in Electoral Services International Inc.’s existence. Let the New Year’s resolutions begin! 2022 was another busy year and positive step in ESI’s long list of People-and-Places visited. ESI’s staff traveled to four continents over the course of the past
General elections were held in Fiji on December 14, 2022, to elect the fifty-five (55) members of the Fijian Parliament. The election date of 14/12/2022 was announced on October 30, 2022. A strict media blackout began two (2) days prior to the national vote. Political parties, by law, had to take down banners, signs and
On December 6, 2022, Dominica held general elections. The early (“snap”) elections were called just thirty (30) days prior to polling day. 21 parliamentary seats were being contested. The Electoral Office in Roseau (Dominica’s capital city) had an organizational rush on their hands. Despite this fact, Election Day went as planned. The Commonwealth Secretariat, Organization
The eastern Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis held snap elections three years earlier than planned following the decision of incumbent prime minister Timothy Harris to dissolve the parliament on May 11, 2022. Snap elections are constitutionally required within ninety (90) days following the dissolution of parliament. As a result, Kittitians and Nevisians were
Snap elections were announced by Grenada’s Prime Minister Keith Mitchell on May 14, 2022 and will be held for both houses of the bicameral Grenadian Parliament, or the House of Representatives and the Senate, on June 23, 2022. The Governor General dissolved parliament on May 16, 2022. Nomination day was June 1, 2022. 41 candidates