Connétable of St. Clement By-Election 2021

St. Clement

Following the passing of St. Clement Connétable, Len Norman, nominations are invited for his replacement. The deadline for nominations is 30th June 2021 and the successful candidate will take on the role until the next General Election in 2022.

More information on standing for election is available here.

If only one candidate is nominated, they will automatically be appointed to the role. However, if there are multiple candidates, people living in St. Clement (only) will be invited to vote for their preferred candidate

Registering to Vote

You have to register to be able vote. By registering now it means that you’ll be able to vote on election day or earlier at pre-poll.

If you want to vote in the by-election you have until noon on … to register. If you want to nominate a candidate or pre-poll vote you will need to register before noon on 29th June 2021.

To register online, please click here, or you can register to vote by completing and returning a registration form to St. Clement’s Parish Hall. If you are not sure whether you are registered to vote, please contact the Parish Hall to find out.

Telephone: 01534 854724
Website: www.parish.gov.je/stclement
Email: [email protected]

Deciding Who to Vote for

Candidate manifestos, videos and details of hustings events will be published here by … 2021.

Placing Your Vote

When you go to vote you will need to take photographic identification with you, such as a driving licence or a passport. You will be greeted by staff who will mark your name off on the electoral register and give you your ballot paper. You will then be able to go to the voting booth to cast your vote by putting an ‘x’ beside the name of your preferred candidate. You will be asked to place your ballot paper into the ballot box.

Parish officials will be at the polling station and will be able to help you if you have any questions.

Voting Before Election Day (Pre-Poll)

If it is easier and more convenient for you to vote before election day you can do so without needing a specific reason.

Any St. Clement resident, who is registered to vote, will be able to do so between … 2021 at Morier House, Halkett Place, St Helier,  JE1 1DD.

Voting on Election Day

If you are registered to vote in St. Clement, you will be able to vote on the by-election day – 28th July 2021.

At: St. Clement’s Parish Hall, La Grande Route de la Cote, St. Clement, JE2 6FP.

Voting by Post

In certain circumstances you can vote by post and at home. Please contact St. Clement’s Parish Hall for details.

Voting if You are Ill, Disabled or Have Difficulty Reading or Writing

If you are registered to vote and you are ill, disabled or have difficulty reading or writing, then you can arrange to vote in advance. Please contact the St. Clement’s Parish Hall for details.

FAQs

Can I register to vote electronically?
Yes. You can register online at vote.je/register
Can I vote electronically?
You can’t vote electronically at the current time.  On the 22nd March 2016, the States agreed to an amended proposition from Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier, which asked the Privileges and Procedures Committee, together with the  Comité des Connétables, and other government bodies, to research and trial electronic voting systems to introduce a safe and secure mechanism to enable eligible voters to vote electronically. We intend to amend the Law to make electronic voting possible, but online voting gives rise to concerns about the risks of electoral fraud and how the secrecy of the ballot can be guaranteed, because people will be voting outside the supervised environment of the polling station.

An alternative option would be to introduce electronic voting within polling stations. In jurisdictions where this happens, voting machines print a paper receipt every time a vote is registered electronically so that re-counts can be conducted and the electronic count can be compared with a paper count.

A lot of work and research needs to be done before we can introduce electronic voting, to be sure that any such system processes data accurately and securely and to ensure that the voting public and candidates can be confident of the integrity of the voting process.

I am not British. Can I vote?
You can register to vote if you have lived in Jersey for 2 years; or if you have lived in Jersey for 6 months, plus a period that totals 5 years.
I will be 16 just before the election. Can I vote?
You can register to vote if you are 16 shortly before the election takes place. You will not however be registered until the day you turn 16 years old.
I asked for a postal vote, but now I want to vote in person
No problem. Go to your polling station on Election Day and take along all the paperwork that was sent to you by the Judicial Greffier when you planned to cast a postal vote, including the ballot paper. See one of the officials at the polling station and you will be able to use your ballot paper to vote in person.
I’ll be out of the Island on election day, what do I do?
If you aren’t going to be in Jersey on Election Day, then you can cast a postal vote or pre-poll vote instead. More information on different ways of voting will be available soon.
I'm moving house before the election. Do I need to do anything?
If your change of address is notified before the electoral register closes you will vote at your new parish or district. If the move is not until after that date (or you only notify the parish after that date) you will remain on the register of your previous address and will have to vote in that parish or district. Please note that St. Helier, St. Saviour or St. Brelade are divided up into different districts, so if you move house within these parishes please check that your local polling station is still the same.
I was not born in Jersey, I've only been here 2 years. Can I vote?
Yes. You can register to vote if you have lived in Jersey for 2 years; or if you have lived in Jersey for 6 months, plus a period that totals 5 years.
My name has been accidentally omitted from the electoral register. Can I still vote?
If you apply to pre-poll vote or to postal vote and you find that your name is not on the register, there is still something you can do. If you think there has been a mistake, you should advise the Judicial Greffier that you believe there has been an error. The Judicial Greffier may ask you for additional information to support what you have said. If the Judicial Greffier is satisfied that there has been an administrative error, your name will be added to the copy of the register and make the necessary arrangements for you to be able to vote.

If you arrive at the polling station to vote in person on on Election Day and you find that your name is not on the electoral register, you should ask to speak to a parish official.

What happens on election day?
– You will need to take photographic identification with you to the polling station in order to vote, e.g. a driving licence or passport.
– You will be greeted at the polling station by staff who will mark your name off on the electoral register and give you your ballot paper.
– You will then be able to go to the voting booth to cast your vote by putting an ‘x’ beside the name of your preferred candidate. You will be asked to place your ballot paper into the ballot box.
Parish officials will be at the polling station and will be able to help you if you have any questions.

If you have any questions, please contact the States Greffe on 01534 441020 or email [email protected].

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