On April 17, 2024, the South Pacific nation of Solomon Islands held its first nationwide synchronized elections for Parliament, seven provincial assemblies, and the Honiara City Council. Over 420,000 voters were registered to vote at 1,200 polling stations spread over 249,000 nautical square miles. The 2024 joint elections were the first in which Solomon Islands
On Friday March 8, 2024, Ireland held Constitutional Referendums. Irish citizens were asked to vote in two Referendums to change their Constitution. The first Referendum concerned the concept of “Family” in the Constitution. The second Referendum proposed to delete an existing part of the Constitution and insert new text providing recognition for care provided by
On February 26, 2024, Jamaica will hold local government elections. It will be the first since 2016. The leadership of 14 municipal bodies will be elected. Jamaica’s parishes are divided into 63 constituencies with 228 electoral divisions. Councilors and mayors are elected to develop, manage, and maintain infrastructure and public facilities within these divisions. The
The end of the year and the beginning of a new year is cause for celebration. It is also a time for reflection. 2023 was another fun year in the history books here at Electoral Services International Inc. (ESI). Please refer to the text below and the photos attached for a snapshot of our year-in-review.
On December 19, 2023, the West African nation of Ghana held most of their District-Level elections. In a select number of electoral areas, the vote was carefully rescheduled to December 21, 2023. Registered voters went to the polls to elect 6,300 Assembly members and 31,000 Unit Committee members across 6,215 electoral areas in 216 metropolitan,
On Monday November 20, 2023, the Republic of the Marshall Islands held general elections. All 33 seats of the Marshallese Parliament were contested. On the same day, a constitutional referendum also took place. The Marshall Islands is a collection of 29 atolls and 5 islands. This stunning archipelago is geographically located between Hawaii and Australia.
ESI’s biometric voter registration (BVR) project in Solomon Islands is coming to a close. The registration teams that scattered across the islands and the new voter data that they collected in the field during the nationwide voter registration exercise are back at the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission’s data centre in Honiara. The voter records have
Electoral Services International Inc. (ESI) has been welcomed back to Honiara, Solomon Islands to once again assist the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) in updating their voters list by biometrically registering all eligible voters ahead of Solomon Islands 2024 General Election. The project timeline was developed through months of planning and collaboration between ESI and
On April 15, 2023, Local Elections for Councilors (commonly referred to as Councillorship Elections) of the 120 Gambian wards were successfully held. Local Government Mayoral and Chairpersons’ Elections in the eight (8) Gambian local government areas are taking place in the Republic of The Gambia on Saturday, May 20, 2023. By Gambian law, the conduct
On May 14, 2023, registered voters in all 61 Albanian municipalities will head to the polls to vote in local elections. The elections are being closely monitored by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Since 2021, Albania’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has strengthened its voting process efficiency by implementing biometrics in its