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PC001

Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Signature requirement (specify requirement)
b. Deposit requirement (specify amount)
Comments: Article 29, (5) A candidate for election shall be nominated on one nomination paper by at least 2 persons who are registered voters in the Electoral District for which the candidate seeks election and his consent to nomination shall be given in writing on the nomination paper and attested by one witness, but no candidate shall be deemed to have been invalidly nominated by reason only of the fact that subsequent to nomination day any person by whom his nomination paper was signed is struck off the register of voters for the relevant Electoral District. Article 30, (1) A candidate for election, or someone on his behalf, shall deposit with the Returning Officer, on or before the day of his nomination, the amount of $1,000 and, if he fails to do so, the nomination of the candidate is deemed to be withdrawn.
Source: Election Act, 2008... Article 29, (5) & Article 30, (1)
Verified: 2015/02/27
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PC003

Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Age
b. Citizenship
c. Country of birth
d. Residence
j. Other
Comments: a) 21 years d) The candidate shall either 1) be born in Anguilla and be domiciled there at the date of his nomination for election; or 2) been residing in Anguilla for a period of not less than three years immediately before the date of his nomination for election and is domiciled there at that date and is the son or daughter of parents at least one of whom was born in Anguilla. j) Registered to vote.
Source: Constitution, art. 36
Verified: 2015/02/27
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PC008

Independent candidates
Question:Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s): c. In legislative elections (Chamber 1)
Comments: No presidential elections, since the Head of State appoints a Governor. Also, the legislature is unicameral.
Source: Election Act (2008), Article 29
Verified: 2015/02/27
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PC012

Public funding of parties
Question:Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s): e. No information available
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/27
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PC015


Question:What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s): f. No information available
Comments:
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PC017


Question:Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer: c. No information available
Comments:
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Verified: 2015/02/27
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