UNC TO HOLD INTERNAL ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER
The United National Congress will hold its internal elections on Sunday, November 26th, 2017 between the hours of 8:00am and 6:00pm. That decision was taken at a meeting of NATEX held on Friday, 20th October, 2017.
According to the party’s current constitution internal elections are held every two years for all members of the executive except the political leader; the leadership election is held every three years. Eighteen of the Party’s twenty elected posts would be contested, including the position of Political Leader. Mrs Kamla Persad Bissessar has taken the decision to seek a fresh mandate from the party members as the Party prepares for a General Election.
The positions of Women’s Arm Officer and Youth Affairs Officer will be contested in a separate election.
Nomination forms would be available at the UNC Head Office, Lot #26 Southern Main Road, Exchange Village, Couva from Monday, 30th October to Wednesday, 8th November between the hours of 9:00am to 4:00pm.
The United National Congress remains committed to its democratic founding principles and we remain a people’s organization. We will continue to pursue a people’s agenda with a commitment to social justice as a guiding principle to national development.
The election of Officers (including the position of Political Leader) to the National Executive of the United National Congress will be held on Sunday November 26th, 2017 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. A listing of the Polling Station venues will be subsequently published.
Hereunder is a listing of important dates to be noted: |
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1 | Deadline for registration of members for purpose of the election | October 27th, 2017 |
2 | Availability of Nomination Forms at UNC Head Office, Lot#26 Southern Main Road, Exchange Village, Couva | From Monday October 30th, 2017 (between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm) |
3 | Submission of Nomination Papers by prospective candidates for verification | November 8th, 2017 |
4 | Scrutiny of Preliminary List of Voters at UNC Head Office, Lot#26 Southern Main Road, Exchange Village, Couva | November 8th – 15th, 2017 (between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm) |
5 | Returning of Nomination Papers to prospective candidates | November 10th, 2017 |
6 | Nomination Day – Deadline for submission of Nomination Papers to Internal Elections Committee c/o UNC Head Office | November 15th, 2017 |
7 | Deadline for submission of Application to be a Special Voter | November 17th, 2017 |
8 | Deadline for Withdrawal as a Candidate | November 17th, 2017 |
9 | Deadline for submitting Applications for Objections / Corrections to membership listing | November 20th, 2017 |
10 | Announcement of list of valid Nominees | November 20th, 2017 |
11 | Posting of Revised List at UNC Head Office, Lot#26 Southern Main Road, Exchange Village, Couva | November 22nd, 2017 |
12 | Special Voting at UNC Head Office, Lot#26 Southern Main Road, Exchange Village, Couva | November 24th, 2017 |
13 | ELECTION DAY | November 26th, 2017 |