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San Vicente y las Granadinas San Vicente y las Granadinas

LF001

Status of Electoral Law
PreguntaWhat is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
Respuestas a. Part of Constitution
b. Separate legislation
Respuestas Some basic provisions about the electoral regime are embodied in the Constitution, but a separate and specific legislation details aspects related to the preparation, organization and running of elections. (The Representation of the People Act, cited for the purposes of this document as RPA).
Fuente Constitution of St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1979, art 27, 32-34, Representation of the People Act
Verificado 2021/12/26
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Electoral Law covers
PreguntaThe national electoral law covers:
Respuestas a. National elections
Respuestas The Representation of the People Act regulates only the elections for the House of Assembly. No other type of elections (regional or local) are held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Fuente St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Electoral Law: https://pdba.georgetown.edu/Electoral/StVincent/StV&Gr.html
Verificado 2021/12/26
LF004

Compulsory/voluntary voting
PreguntaIs voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
Respuestas a. Voting is voluntary
Respuestas Subject to the provisions of this Act or of any written law imposing any disqualification for registration as a voter, every person, who has attained the age of eighteen years or upwards, shall be entitled to be registered as a voter in a constituency for the purpose of electing a representative for that constituency if, on the qualifying date.
Fuente St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Electoral Law, art. 5: https://pdba.georgetown.edu/Electoral/StVincent/StV&Gr.html
Verificado 2021/12/26
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Electoral Disputes Agency(ies)
PreguntaWhat are the agency(ies) responsible for the first level of formal electoral disputes?
Respuestas a. Judiciary
Respuestas Any petition complaining of an undue return or undue election of a member of the House of Assembly should be submitted to the Supreme Court.
Fuente St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Electoral Law, art. 57 -59.
Verificado 2021/12/26
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