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On February 8th, 2018, The Gambia rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations after having been apart from it for 5 years. Although it had originally joined in 1965, the move to rejoin was a full year in-the-making as the plan began in February 2017 before the formal re-application was filed on January 22, 2018. The application
It is that time once again to reflect on another year in Electoral Services International Inc. (ESI)’s history. Now that 2017 is in our ‘rear-view’, first and foremost, ESI would like to thank all of its customers, partners and suppliers for another year of continued support. ESI delivered materials and its election expertise to three
New Biometric System put to test in Fiji’s election By Gary Hatigeva. Published on September 18th, 2014 in The Island Sun Transcript: Use of the newly introduced Biometric Voter Registration System has been successful in Fiji who took to the polls yesterday after eight years without a democratic election. Feedback through interviews with Fijian eligible
For years, the Fijian Elections Office (FEO) and Electoral Services International Inc. (ESI) have had a strong partnership. The original bond was strengthened when ESI assisted the FEO with their Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) project in 2012 in advance of their highly successful 2014 General Election. Ever since this abovementioned BVR exercise, ESI has been
Registered voters in the Kingdom of Lesotho voted in democratic elections on June 3, 2017. The people participated in Lesotho’s third general election since 2012. The results are in! In what was largely viewed as a two-horse-race from the beginning, former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane (All Basotho Congress-ABC) won 48 parliamentary seats while another former
On Thursday April 6, 2017, Parliamentary Elections took place in The Gambia. These were the first National Assembly Elections to take place since the Presidential Election in December of 2016 when Gambians voted in new President Adama Barrow to lead the West African nation. The Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Alieu Momarr Njai
Greetings and salutations, With holidays fast approaching and with the end of the year drawing near, it is most appropriate that at this time we reflect on another year that was. 2016 was a successful one for ESI. We saw the return of several repeat customers, satisfied first time customers and we also signed a
To the attention of all guests attending the 12th ICPS International Electoral Affairs Symposium in Swakopmund, Namibia including Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs), Election Commissions (ECs), donor organizations, electoral observers, private companies, public companies and individuals alike: How important is a job well done? In a global marketplace where dollars can be scarce and voter confidence
Burkina Faso holds historic election on Sunday November 29, 2015 using new transparent ballot boxes from ESI. New design, new colours, new format with an increased level of transparency. The Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante (CENI) in Ouagadougou is now breathing a sigh of relief with elections behind them and out of the way. On the