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The electoral office of jamaica eoj says the 67000 election day workers should start receiving payment on wednesday.

Polls vp debate. However prime minister andrew holness called early elections to ensure a united response to the ongoing covid 19 pandemic. Specialist election day workers are assigned to those constituencies and polling stations where it is desired to have persons from outside the area undertake the conduct of the election day process. Director of elections glasspole brown said this was caused by the closure of the accounts department due to possible exposure to covid 19.

It will be jamaicas 18th general election since universal adult suffrage in 1944. Many employers are not clear as to their obligations and duties to their employees on election day. The eoj missed the october 15 deadline for payments to begin.

For most voters thursday september 3 is a workday. Specialist election day workers are chosen from among those persons who have indicated to the eoj a willingness to be placed in any constituency or. General elections were held in jamaica on thursday 3 september 2020 to elect 63 members of parliamentas the constitution stipulates a five year parliamentary term the next elections were not expected until between 25 february and 10 june 2021.

Speaking in the house of representatives today august 11 the prime minister pointed out that in accordance with the jamaican constitution parliament is to be dissolved on thursday august 13 to allow for the election process. Jamaicas election day announced jamaicans will head to the polls on thursday september 3 2020 to elect their next government in the countrys 18th general elections. Since 1944 when universal adult suffrage was attained in jamaica 17 elections have been called.

I now see it necessary to seek another mandate from the people said holness before making the announcement. President donald trump is promising more to come. The candidates and parties have enlisted prominent lawyers with ties to democratic and republican administrations should that litigation take on a new urgency.

General elections were held in jamaica on thursday nov 05 2020 to elect 63 members candidate nominations were finalised on nomination day nov 05 2020 the full candidate list is presented below along with the incumbent nbsp. Holness has also revealed that nomination day will be on tuesday august 18.