Info
Boundary Delimitation
BD001
Delimitation of constituencies
Question: Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: Anguilla is divided into seven electoral districts
Source: Anguilla Election Act: Art. 2
http://gov.ai/dg/documents/elections/electact.pdf
Verified: 2015/02/24
BD003
Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question: On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s):
i . No information available
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/24
BD005
Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question: The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s):
g . Other
Comments: The Governor in Council.
Source: Election Act: art. 2
Verified: 2015/02/24
Electoral Systems
ES001
Head of State
Question: How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s):
f . Inherited monarchy with a Governor appointed by the Monarch
Comments: The monarch of Great Britain is the Head of State, represented by the Governor of Anguilla.
19. (1) There shall be a Governor of Anguilla, who shall be appointed by Her Majesty and hold office during Her Majesty’s pleasure.
Source: Constitution, art. 19 & 22
Verified: 2015/02/24
ES002
Head of Government
Question: How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer:
e . Appointed
Comments: The Governor appoints as the Chief Minister the elected member of the Assembly who, in his judgment, is likely to command the support of a majority of the elected members of the Assembly.
Source: Constitution, art. 24
Verified: 2015/02/24
ES003
President
Question: Does the country have a president?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source: Constitution, art. 19-22
Verified: 2015/02/24
ES004
Number of Chambers
Question: The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer:
a . One chamber
Comments: Anguilla has a unicameral House of Assembly.
Source: Constitution, art. 35
Verified: 2015/02/24
ES005
Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Question: What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s):
a . Plurality (FPTP)
Comments:
Source: Elections Act, Articles 2 and 3
International IDEA: Table of Electoral Systems Worldwide (http://www.idea.int/esd/world.cfm)
Verified: 2015/02/24
Legislative Framework
LF001
Status of Electoral Law
Question: What is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
Answer(s):
a . Part of Constitution b . Separate legislation
Comments: Anguilla Constitution Order 1982, Chapter 5. Anguilla Elections Act.
Source: Anguilla Constitution Order 1982, Chapter 5. Anguilla Elections Act.
Verified: 2015/02/24
LF003
Electoral Law covers
Question: The national electoral law covers:
Answer(s):
a . National elections
Comments:
Source: Elections Act: art. 1
Verified: 2015/02/24
LF004
Compulsory/voluntary voting
Question: Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
Answer(s):
a . Voting is voluntary
Comments: Link to Anguilla's voter turn-out data and statistics: http://www.idea.int/vt/countryview.cfm?id=6
Source: International IDEA Voter Turnout Website (http://www.idea.int/vt/)
Verified: 2015/02/24
LF007
Electoral Disputes Agency(ies)
Question: What are the agency(ies) responsible for the first level of formal electoral disputes?
Answer(s):
a . Judiciary
Comments: "67(1) Every election petition shall be tried in the same manner as any other action in the High Court by a Judge sitting alone..."
Source: Election Act 2008: art. 67 (1)
Verified: 2015/02/24
Electoral Management
EM002
Responsibility of national EMB
Question: Does the national electoral body have the responsibility for elections at:
Answer(s):
a . National level
Comments:
Source: Elections Act, Part 1
Verified: 2015/02/24
EM004
EMB budget determined by
Question: The budget of the national electoral management body is determined by:
Answer(s):
h . No information available
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/24
EM005
EMB expenditures controlled by
Question: The expenditures of the national electoral management body are controlled by:
Answer(s):
h . No information available
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/24
EM006
Term of EMB members
Question: The term of the members of the national electoral management body is:
Answer:
c . For an unspecified period
Comments:
Source: Elections Act, art. 6
Verified: 2015/02/24
EM012
Electoral Management model
Question: What is the Electoral Management model?
Answer:
a . Governmental
Comments:
Source: Electoral Management Design: The International IDEA Handbook (http://www.idea.int/publications/emd/upload/EMD_Annex_A.pdf)
Verified: 2015/02/24
EM013
Number of EMB members
Question: The EMB is composed of:
Answer:
a . 1 - 10 members (specify)
Comments: Supervisor of Elections and supporting staff.
Source: Elections Act, art. 7
Verified: 2015/02/24
EM014
Membership based on
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected on the basis of their:
Answer:
b . Expertise
Comments: The Supervisor of Elections shall...
"exercise general direction and supervision over the administrative conduct of elections and enforce on the part of all election officers fairness, impartiality and compliance with this Act and the regulations;"
Source: Elections Act, Art. 6.
Verified: 2015/02/24
EM015
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected by:
Answer(s):
a . Head of State
Comments: Supervisior of Elections is appointed by the Governor
Source: Elections Act, art. 6
Verified: 2015/02/24
Voter Education
VE001
Information campaigns performed by
Question: Who conducts information campaigns for national elections (informing where, when and how to register and/or vote)?
Answer(s):
m . No information available
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/24
VE002
Frequency of voter education programs
Question: At the national level, how often are voter education programs conducted?
Answer:
d . No information available
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/24
VE003
National civic education
Question: Is there a national civic education campaign (rights and responsibilities of citizens)?
Answer(s):
m . No information available
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/24
Voter Registration
VR001
Voting age
Question: What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer:
c . 18
Comments: 18 years
Source: Constitution: art. 43.
Verified: 2015/02/24
VR002
Other voting requirements
Question: Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Answer(s):
a . Citizenship b . Period of Residence d . Naturalization
Comments: a) Is a British Dependent Territories citizen born in Anguilla, and is domiciled there at
the qualifying date; or
b) Is (i) a person who belongs to Anguilla who has resided in Anguilla for a period of
not less than twelve months immediately before the qualifying date, and is domiciled
there at that date, and is the lawful spouse, widow or widower, or the son or daughter or the spouse of such son or daughter of a person who was born in Anguilla; or
(ii) is a person who belongs to Anguilla who is domiciled in Anguilla and has resided
there for a period of at least five years immediately before the qualifying date.
Source: Constitution: art. 43.
Verified: 2015/02/24
VR004
Authority responsible for voter registration
Question: Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer:
d . Election Management Body (specify)
Comments: The Supervising Officer of the elections appoints one Registering Officer for each electoral district, and this officer shall compile the list of voters.
Source: Electoral Act, Art. 7 and 8
Verified: 2015/02/24
VR008
Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Question: Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: Requirement for registration
10. Every person who is qualified to be registered as a voter shall, unless registered in the register of voters for an Electoral District—
(a) apply to the Registration Officer for that Electoral District, during the enumeration year; or
(b) apply to the Electoral Registration Officer, after the enumeration year; to be registered as a voter in accordance with this Act and the regulations.
Source: Electoral Act: art. 10.
Verified: 2015/02/24
Parties and Candidates
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
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
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
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
PC015
Question: What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):
f . No information available
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/27
PC017
Question: Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:
c . No information available
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/27
Vote Counting
VC004
Votes are sorted/counted at
Question: Following the close of the voting, where are the votes first sorted and counted?
Answer:
d . Other
Comments: Article 55
(2) The ballot boxes, poll book, envelopes containing the spoiled and unused ballot papers, official list of voters and other documents used at the poll shall be transmitted to the place notified for the counting of the votes or delivered to the Returning Officer.
(3) The Returning Officer may specially appoint one or more persons for the purpose of collecting the ballot boxes and ballot papers from a given number of polling stations, and that person or persons shall, on delivering the ballot boxes and papers to the Returning Officer, take the oath or affirmation in Form 20.
(4) The presiding officer shall, with the ballot boxes and papers, transmit or deliver to the Returning Officer, the keys of the ballot boxes in the envelope provided for that purpose.
Article 56,
(2) After all the ballot boxes have been received, they shall be opened by the Returning Officer for the count of votes—
(a) in the presence of the candidates or their agents;
(b) if any candidate or agent is absent, in the presence of the candidates or agents who are present; or
(c) if none of the candidates is represented by an agent, in the presence of at least 2 voters.
Source: Electoral Act (2008), Articles 55 and 56
Verified: 2015/02/27
VC011
When are ballots recounted?
Question: Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Answer(s):
d . By request
Comments: Article 56
(9) Immediately after the counting of the votes pursuant to this section has terminated, a candidate or his agent present at the count may demand a recount and thereupon, unless the Returning Officer considers the demand to be unreasonable having regard to the result of the first count, he shall proceed to re-count the votes accordingly to ascertain the result of the poll.
(10) In the event of a re-count of votes —
(a) every other candidate or his agent shall have the right to demand a further re- count, and the Returning Officer may in his own discretion conduct further re- counts; but in any case, the Returning Officer shall not be obliged to conduct the recounts more than twice;
(b) the result of the poll shall be determined by the final count of the votes.
Source: Election Act, (2008), Article 56
Verified: 2015/02/27
Media and Elections
ME037
Criteria for allocating free broadcast time
Question: What are the criteria for allocating free broadcast time and/or free printed advertisement space to political parties?
Answer(s):
h . No information available
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/27
ME059
Television debates
Question: Are televised debates between candidates or party representatives normally conducted?
Answer(s):
d . No information available
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/27
ME080
Question: Is there a maximum amount that a political party is permitted to spend on paid advertising during a campaign period?
Answer:
c . No information available
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/27
Direct Democracy
DD002
Direct Democracy Provisions (National Level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy Procedures at the national level?
Answer:
b . No
Comments: f) Referendums were however held on 11th July 1967 to determine the extent of popular support for separation from St Kitts; and on 6th February 1969 for the approval of a constitution for an independent republic of Anguilla. There was no constitutional or legal basis for the holding of those referendums because Anguilla’s status was unconstitutional and illegal.
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/27
DD003
Mandatory referendums (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Mandatory Referendums at the national level?
Answer:
b . No
Comments: e) Referendums were however held on 11th July 1967 to determine the extent of popular support for separation from St Kitts; and on 6th February 1969 for the approval of a constitution for an independent republic of Anguilla. There was no constitutional or legal basis for the holding of those referendums because Anguilla’s status was unconstitutional and illegal.
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/27
DD004
Optional referendums (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Optional Referendums at the national level?
Answer:
b . No
Comments: e) Referendums were however held on 11th July 1967 to determine the extent of popular support for separation from St Kitts; and on 6th February 1969 for the approval of a constitution for an independent republic of Anguilla. There was no constitutional or legal basis for the holding of those referendums because Anguilla’s status was unconstitutional and illegal.
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/27
DD006
Agenda Initiatives (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Agenda Initiatives at national level?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/27
DD007
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Recalls at national level?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/27
DD129
Question: Are the results of referenda always binding, never binding or sometimes binding?
Answer:
e . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/27
DD130
Question: Are the types of issues to vote upon in a referendum constitutional changes only, other issues only or both constitutional and other issues?
Answer:
e . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/27
DD131
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy at sub-national levels (regional or local)?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2015/02/27
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