Candidates Prepare for Nomination Day
Ahead of the 2021 General Election, the Elections Office reminds individuals intending to run that they must first seek formal nomination in order to be considered a candidate.
Individuals must submit a completed set of nomination forms to their electoral district’s Returning Officer on Nomination Day, Monday 1 March 2021 between 8am and 3pm. A list of nomination locations is provided below.
“Preparations for the next General Elections are progressing well at the Elections Office. Nomination Day is an important next step in the process to delivering Cayman’s free and fair elections. By way of this release, we are aiming to share the most relevant information with persons seeking to be nominated prior to Nomination Day,” said the Supervisor of Elections, Wesley Howell.
All individuals seeking nomination are reminded of the following.
Legal advice
The Elections Office is not permitted to provide anyone with legal advice. Individuals with questions about nomination qualifications or other legal interpretations are encouraged to seek their own legal advice.
Standards in Public Life Declarations
The Standards in Public Life Declarations form must be submitted to the Standards in Public Life Commission Secretariat prior to nominations. For more information, contact the Standards in Public Life Commission at 244-3685 or via email at info@standardsinpubliclifecommission.ky
Nominators
Individuals intending to run in the General Election must be nominated by at least two people who, at the time of signing the nomination paper, are registered electors of the electoral district they are running for.
It is an offence to knowingly nominate a person who is not qualified pursuant to section 61 of Schedule 2 to the Cayman Islands Constitution Order, 2009 or is disqualified pursuant to section 62 of the said Schedule to be elected as a member of the Cayman Islands Parliament.
Additionally, it is also an offence for a nominator who, at the date of signing the nomination paper, is not a registered elector of that electoral district or knows that the person nominated is not qualified to be elected. Those who commit this offence are liable on conviction to a fine of KYD$2,000.
Qualifications and disqualifications
Anyone seeking nominations are encouraged to carefully review the Cayman Islands Constitution and the Elections Act (2021). It is an offence to knowingly consent to be nominated if you are not qualified pursuant to section 61 of Schedule 2 to the Cayman Islands Constitution Order, 2009 or is disqualified pursuant to section 62 of the said Schedule from being elected as a member of the Cayman Islands Parliament. Anyone who commits this offence are liable on conviction to a fine of KYD$5,000.
Deposit
Nomination form must be accompanied by a deposit of KYD$1,000 payable in cash or bank draft payable to the Cayman Islands Government.
If a candidate is not elected and received less than 10% of the total votes polled, the money deposited is forfeited to the Crown. Otherwise, the deposit will be refunded to the person who paid the deposit after the result of the election is declared.
Photo
Candidates must supply a high resolution 2” x 2” passport size colour photo on Nomination Day. The photo will be included on the ballot papers.
Please print the candidate name legibly as what is written on the nomination form is how it will appear on the ballot paper.
Logos
Candidates must indicate to the Returning Officer if they belong to a registered party. The party logo or, for independent candidates, “IND” will be placed beside each candidate’s photo on the ballot paper.
Agents
Agents will need to be appointed quickly, in particular those who will be observing the issuance of postal ballots, followed by those who will be used for mobile voting and then Elections Day.
The first postal ballots will be issued between 10 and 11 March 2021.
Campaign expenses
Candidates are urged to review the guidance on campaign expenses which will be issued on Nomination Day. The deadline to provide elections campaign expenses to the Supervisor of Elections is Wednesday, 19 May 2021.
Nomination locations
| Electoral District | Nomination Station Name | Nomination Station Address |
| West Bay West | West Bay Library | 204 Rev. Blackman Road |
| West Bay North | West Bay Assembly of God – Church Hall | 100 Finch Drive |
| West Bay Central | The Church of God at West Bay | 108 Capt. Reginald Parsons Drive |
| West Bay South | John Gray Memorial United Church Hall | 26 West Church Street |
| George Town North | St. George’s Anglican Church Hall | 66 Courts Road |
| George Town Central | Elmslie Memorial United Church Hall | 48B Harbour Drive |
| George Town West | Church of God Universal, Church Hall | 2 Walkers Road |
| George Town South | South Sound Community Centre | 1012 South Church Street |
| George Town East | Agape Family Worship Centre Hall | 50B Fairbanks Road |
| Red Bay | Seafarers Hall | 11 Victory Avenue |
| Prospect | Moravian Church Hall | 497 Poindexter Road |
| Newlands | International College of The Cayman Islands | 595 Hirst Road |
| Savannah | Savannah United Church Hall | 17 Astral Way |
| Bodden Town West | Agricultural Society Office – At the Grounds | 199 Lottery Road |
| Bodden Town East | Webster Memorial United Church Hall | 266 Bodden Town Road |
| North Side | Craddock Ebanks Civic Centre | 923 North Side Road |
| East End | William Allen McLaughlin Civic Centre | 80 John McLean Drive |
| Cayman Brac West & Little Cayman | District Administration Building – Conference Room | 19 Kirkconnell Street |
| Cayman Brac | Veterans & Seaman’s Society of Cayman Brac & Little Cayman Centre | 205 Ashton Reid Drive |