How To Register A Political Party In Jamaica

Pass around a paper or online form that announces it as a petition to create a political party.

How to register a political party in jamaica. The regulations proposed by the electoral commission of jamaica were affirmed by both houses of parliament earlier this year. Prior to the passage of the legislation there was no requirement for parties in jamaica to be registered or for their financial arrangements to be regulated. This may simply be a hard number like 1000 or it may be a certain percentage of voters registered in your area like 5 percent. To qualify as a political party you ll typically need a certain number of signatures. The house of representatives on wednesday may 17 approved the political parties registration regulations 2017 resolution.

Prime minister andrew holness says the electoral commission of jamaica ecj will begin the registration of political parties on january 2. A new political entity jamaica progressive party jpp has applied to the electoral commission of jamaica ecj to be registered as jamaica s fourth political party. The political parties registration regulations 2017 forms application for registration of a political party voluntary. The regulating of political parties and monitoring of their campaign financing activities should start next year. Director of elections glasspole brown said the registrar of political party is going through the process to see whether the political organisation has satisfied all the registration requirements.

Prime minister holness announced the gazetting. In the interim though a notification will be put in the press for the public and the public will have 30 days to indicate any objection to the registration of the political party brown said. Political party registration is to start in january of next year. The political party registration act 2014 mandates the registration of political parties in jamaica and the monitoring of their finances. The regulations which were drafted by the electoral commission of jamaica ecj under the representation of the people act provide a framework for the registration and deregistration of political parties while also facilitating a system whereby an accurate and up to.