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Boundary Delimitation

Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments:
Source: Electoral Law: “Elections Ordinance”, Section 5: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/TC/turks-and-caicos-elections-ordinance-2018/
Verified: 2020/10/08
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BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): a. "Equality" of population
Comments: The Supervisor of Elections can propose the division of any electoral district into so many polling divisions, whose boundaries shall have regard for geographical and population considerations and other factors—such as facility of communication between various places within the polling division—, to the Governor.
Source: Constitution: “The Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands”, Section 61(2): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/TC/turks-and-caicos-constitution-2014/ ; Electoral Law: “Elections Ordinance”, Section 5: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/TC/turks-and-caicos-elections-ordinance-2018/
Verified: 2020/10/08
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BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): d. Boundary Commission
Comments: An Electoral District Boundary Commission must be appointed every four years to review the boundaries of the Electoral districts into which the Islands are divided and submit a report holding its recommendations on whether to keep or change those boundaries.
Source: Constitution: “The Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands”, Section 60 & 61(1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/TC/turks-and-caicos-constitution-2014/
Verified: 2020/10/08
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