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Name of the Organization : Electoral Commission of Jamaica
Type of Facility : Voter ID Card Registration
Country : Jamaica

Official Website : http://www.eoj.com.jm/

Voter ID Card Registration :

The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) publishes two voters’ list each year. One list is published on May 31 and the other six months later on November 30.

Related : Electoral Commission of Jamaica Check Voters’ List Online : www.statusin.org/4582.html

Registration takes place on a continuous basis and persons desirous of being added to the list can simply visit their ECJ Constituency Office and apply.

Who can register :
Every Jamaican citizen who possesses the following qualifications is entitled to register to vote;
** Is a Jamaican citizen of eighteen years or over and resident in Jamaica or
** Is a commonwealth citizen who is eighteen years of age or older and who is resident in Jamaica at the date of registration and who has been resident for at least twelve months prior to the date of registration.
** Is not subjected to any legal incapacity to vote such as being of an unsound mind, convicted or under a suspended sentence.

Step 1 – Visit Constituency Office :
** Visit the EOJ office preferably in your constituency. Constituency offices are open from 8 :30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mondays to Thursdays and 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Fridays.
** If you have just turned 18, you may be asked to show proof of age, so bring your birth certificate with you.

Step 2 – Personal Data Collected :
** At the office, the registration clerk will assist you in filling out Registration Record Card also known as the RRC.
** This form is used to record the elector’s demographic information, photograph, and fingerprints.

Step 3- Residence Verification :
** After you have filled out the application, EOJ representatives and scrutineers (political party representatives) will visit your residence at a later date to verify the address you gave.
** The registration process is not complete until your residence has been verified.

Step 4- Await Processing :
Once your address has been verified, your application is processed. Your information is verified for accuracy and your fingerprints are cross matched to ensure there are no duplications.

Step 5- ID Card Issued :
** When the registration process is complete, your name is added to the voters’ list and your ID card will be issued, but only after the voters list has been published. Depending on when you register, this may be May 31 or November 30.
** Your voters’ ID is used as a de facto national ID (and in some cases internationally) accepted.

Important Information:
** If you register between April 1st and September 30th, your name will be added to the Voter’s List to be published on November 30th, provided that all the necessary requirements were met which includes Residence Verification.
** If you register between October 1st and March 30th, your name will be added to the Voter’s List to be published on May 30th, provided that all the necessary requirements were met which includes Residence Verification.

Contact :
Toll Free : 1-888-991-VOTE (8683)